PURVEYOR
purveyor
(noun) someone who supplies provisions (especially food)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
purveyor (plural purveyors)
Someone who supplies what is needed, especially food.
(historical, UK) An officer who provided provisions for the king's household.
(obsolete) A procurer; a pimp.
Synonyms
• (one who provides food): grocer
Source: Wiktionary
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition