PURVEYOR in a Sentence

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1. She was not, however, without purveyors of information ready to supplement her deficiencies.
2. As purveyor of rare wines and viands, he traveled through France and Italy every year in search of new products to sell.

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 Meanings and Examples of PURVEYOR
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
purveyor
 n.  one who supplies provisions, especially food; caterer
Classic Sentence:
1  The water stood in my eyes to hear this avowal of his dependence; just as if a royal eagle, chained to a perch, should be forced to entreat a sparrow to become its purveyor.
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVII
2  These were principally accounts owing in connection with his race horses, to the purveyor of oats and hay, the English saddler, and so on.
Anna Karenina 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 3: Chapter 19
3  On the other hand, this Morse Hudson is the purveyor of busts in that part of London, and these three were the only ones which had been in his shop for years.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In VIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SIX NAPOLEONS
4  "If it was not you, it was your purveyor," said d'Artagnan.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 42 THE ANJOU WINE
5  She was not, however, without purveyors of information ready to supplement her deficiencies.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 11
6  The purveyors of the Prince, who exercised on this and other occasions the full authority of royalty, had swept the country of all that could be collected which was esteemed fit for their master's table.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
Example Sentence:
1  As purveyor of rare wines and viands, he traveled through France and Italy every year in search of new products to sell.