as in supplier
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a person or business that sells or provides something
a purveyor of kitchen supplies a software purveyor
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Editors’ Picks Image Image Emily Oberg, the founder of the brand Sporty & Rich, was an early purveyor of this aesthetic resurgence.
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Sarah Wood González, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Belmond, owned by the luxury purveyor LMVH, has arguably the most serious rail credentials for creating such trips.
—Everett Potter, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
The only way to end up in a situation where a C.E.O. of a health-insurance company is reflexively viewed as a dictatorial purveyor of suffering is through a history of socially sanctioned death.
—Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
Coinciding with the break-up reports is an anonymous, unverified tip to the gossip purveyor Deuxmoi that went viral and that many speculated was about the couple.
—Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
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Sarah Wood González, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Belmond, owned by the luxury purveyor LMVH, has arguably the most serious rail credentials for creating such trips.
—Everett Potter, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
The only way to end up in a situation where a C.E.O. of a health-insurance company is reflexively viewed as a dictatorial purveyor of suffering is through a history of socially sanctioned death.
—Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
Coinciding with the break-up reports is an anonymous, unverified tip to the gossip purveyor Deuxmoi that went viral and that many speculated was about the couple.
—Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purveyor
Noun
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The United States is the largest provider of global humanitarian assistance, providing around 40 percent, but foreign aid makes up less than 1 percent of the federal budget.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
2 Feb. 2025
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During the last Trump administration, payment for the legal programs had been paused, but immigration officials still allowed providers access to work with detainees.—
Rachel Uranga,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2025
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Her barely teenage mother disappeared when Smith was still a toddler; her much older father, a horse trader, moved frequently, taking his young daughter with him.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
30 Jan. 2025
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She was born in 1940 on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana, where she was raised by her father, a horse trader.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
29 Jan. 2025
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Ingram's response times were a week or longer, and in December, Ingram announced a severe reduction of its VMware business (VMware still works with other distributors, like Arrow).—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
27 Jan. 2025
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The recall affects one lot of phenylephrine hydrochloride injection, 10mg/ml, sold to wholesalers, distributors, compounding companies and hospitals.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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The firms are also actively engaging with leading brand marketers.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2025
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Email marketers charge as much as $590 per project on Fiverr.—
Gili Malinsky,
CNBC,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Purveyor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purveyor. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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