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purveyor

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pur⋅vey⋅or

  [per-vey-er]
–noun
1. a person who purveys, provides, or supplies: a purveyor of foods; a purveyor of lies.
2. Old English Law. an officer who provided or acquired provisions for the sovereign under the prerogative of purveyance.
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Origin:
1250–1300; ME pourveour < AF; see purvey, -or 2
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pur·vey·or   (pər-vā'ər)   
n.  

  1. One that furnishes provisions, especially food.

  2. One that promulgates something: a purveyor of lies.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Purveyor World-Wide Web
A World-Wide Web server for Windows NT and Windows 95 (when available).
(http://process.com/).
E-mail: .
(1995-04-11)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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