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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : per-vey-er |
| Phonetic Transcription : pərˈveɪ ər |
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Définition of purveyor
Origin :- c.1300, from Old French porveor (13c.), agent noun from porveoir (see purvey).
- As in steward : noun custodian
- The abbess and the purveyor were but ill-pleased to hear what the old man said.
- Extract from : « Folk-lore and Legends: German » by Anonymous
- He will wait, and meanwhile do his best to waken his purveyor.
- Extract from : « Little Brothers of the Air » by Olive Thorne Miller
- So this purveyor had neither the knowledge nor the power to bow to the inevitable.
- Extract from : « The Mason-bees » by J. Henri Fabre
- To some extent, Biggs was a maker or, at least, a purveyor of wigs.
- Extract from : « Sixty Years in Southern California 1853-1913 » by Harris Newmark
- After that he was purveyor for the Fleet, and was made a knight.
- Extract from : « Armorel of Lyonesse » by Walter Besant
- A purveyor should go round once a-day, independent of the business of his office.
- Extract from : « Soyer's Culinary Campaign » by Alexis Soyer
- The Purveyor's Department, reorganized by him and her, had been abolished.
- Extract from : « The Life of Florence Nightingale vol. 2 of 2 » by Edward Tyas Cook
- Miss Nightingale showed the Purveyor a letter from the Minister.
- Extract from : « The Life of Florence Nightingale vol. 1 of 2 » by Edward Tyas Cook
- This is now performed, or rather not performed by the Purveyor.
- Extract from : « The Life of Florence Nightingale vol. 1 of 2 » by Edward Tyas Cook
- The Purveyor is supposed to do all this, but it is physically impossible.
- Extract from : « The Life of Florence Nightingale vol. 1 of 2 » by Edward Tyas Cook
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