Category:Purveyor

Pur*vey"or, n. Etym: [oe. porveour, of. pourveor, f. pourvoyeur. See Purvey, and cf. Proveditor.]

1. One who provides victuals, or whose business is to make provision For the table; a victualer; a caterer.

2. An officer who formerly provided, or exacted provision, for the King's household. [eng.]

3. a procurer; a pimp; a bawd. Addison.