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purveyor

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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pur·vey·or /pɜːˈveɪə $ pɜːrˈveɪər/ noun [countable usually plural]  formalBBTSELL a business that supplies goods, services, or information 承办商,供应者,提供者 purveyors of farmyard-fresh poultry 农场鲜禽肉供应商
Examples from the Corpus
purveyorLleland and Marvin were ample purveyors of it, as were their deputies.I shall vote Tory because the Tories are purveyors to the quality.She became taxi driver, purveyor of fine wines, lender of lurex and drag-hag extraordinaire.Part of the key to the food's magnificent taste is that Shaheen talks to his purveyors on a daily basis.Truth is a mutable commodity, even among its purveyors.Petrossian Inc. is the world's largest purveyor of caviar.Lord Jeffrey Archer, 52 A major purveyor of Tory gossip and still looking for a job.There was no news from the purveyor of health foods and other products to explain the rise.This is a concept new to the auto industry but old hat to purveyors of soap, suds and soup.
From Longman Business Dictionarypurveyorpur‧vey‧or /pɜːˈveɪəpɜːrˈveɪər/ noun [countable]COMMERCE a person or company that supplies goods or services to people, especially food or drinkThe company established a reputation as a purveyor of fine wines.purvey verb [transitive]They purvey the product to a mainly rich clientele.
pur·vey·or nounChineseSyllable
services, that or business goods, Business a Corpus supplies


purveyor
purveyor /pɜːˈveɪə $ pɜːrˈveɪər/ noun [countable usually plural]
formal a business that supplies goods, services, or information:
    purveyors of farmyard fresh poultry


pur·vey·orBrE /pəˈveɪə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /pərˈveɪər/ 🔊 noun (formal) a person or company that supplies sth 提供者;供应商;供应公司