PURVEYOR, noun One who provides victuals, or whose business is to make provision for the table; a victualer. 1. An officer who formerly provided or exacted provision for the king's household. 2. One who provides the means of gratifying lust; a procurer; a pimp; a bawd.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI