| Purveyor 1. (n.) One who provides provisions; as a purveyor of rations. 2. (n.) An officer who formerly provided, or exacted provision, for the king's household. 3. (n.) a procurer; a pimp; a bawd. Thesaurus Entries caterer, chandler, commissariat, commissary, donor, furnisher, manciple, merchant, patron, provider, provisioner, quartermaster, retailer, steward, stock clerk, storekeeper, supplier, sutler, victualer, vivandier |