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purveyor

 
(pər-vā'ər) pronunciation
n.
  1. One that furnishes provisions, especially food.
  2. One that promulgates something: a purveyor of lies.

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meaning 'a supplier' (normally in commercial contexts), is spelt -or, not purveyer.

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IN BRIEF: One who supplies.

pronunciation In the old days, the general store was the purveyor of any goods that were needed by the townspeople.

Tutor's tip: This word was used in the 2006 Scripps National Spelling Bee finals.

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Purveyor

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - leverandør

Nederlands (Dutch)
leverancier

Français (French)
n. - (gén) fournisseur (sout), pourvoyeur

Deutsch (German)
n. - Lieferant

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - προμηθευτής (τροφίμων)

Italiano (Italian)
fornitore, approvvigionatore

Português (Portuguese)
n. - fornecedor (m)

Русский (Russian)
снабженец, поставщик

Español (Spanish)
n. - abastecedor, proveedor

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - leverantör, provianterare

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
承办商, 粮食征购商, 承办商人

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 承辦商, 糧食徵購商, 承辦商人

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 조달자, 조달상인

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 御用商人, 調達者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ممون, متعهد أو مورد أطعمه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ספק‬


 
 
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