Synonyms for purveyor


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
Example sentences :
  • 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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