How to pronounce purveyor
American English pronunciation
per-VAY-er
- IPA
- /pɚˈveɪɚ/
- Syllables
- per · VAY · er (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What purveyor means
A person or company that supplies goods, especially food
In a sentence: The bakery buys its flour from a purveyor who grinds wheat at an old mill.
Where it comes from: It comes from an old French word for someone who provides things, from the Latin providere, to look ahead or provide.
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