Both Uses of
purveyor
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- Silence, purveyor of gossip, do not spread that report.†
Chpt 85-86 *
- One of the noble peers, who was familiar with the Arabic language, having studied it during the famous Egyptian campaign, followed with his eye as the translator read aloud:— " 'I, El-Kobbir, a slave-merchant, and purveyor of the harem of his highness, acknowledge having received for transmission to the sublime emperor, from the French lord, the Count of Monte Cristo, an emerald valued at eight hundred thousand francs; as the ransom of a young Christian slave of eleven years of age,…†
Chpt 85-86
Definition:
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(purveyor) a provider of something -- such as a commercial business selling something, or a person spreading gossip