/ Dictionary / Index P purveyor: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: pur•vey•or Pronunciation: (pur-vā'ur), [key] — n. a person who purveys, provides, or supplies: a purveyor of foods; a purveyor of lies. an officer who provided or acquired provisions for the sovereign under the prerogative of purveyance. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: purveyor (Thesaurus) purveyance purview Related Content Daily Word Quiz: miscreant Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language