purveyor
Meaning
Noun
- Someone who supplies what is needed, especially food.
- An officer who provided provisions for the king's household.
- A procurer; a pimp.
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Origin
- From Anglo-Norman purveour, from Old French porveor, agent noun from porveoir. See purvey. provedore, and proveditor.
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