The millmen resolved to bestow public honors on Dominicus Pike, only hesitating whether to tar and feather him, ride him on a rail, or refresh him with an ablution at the town pump, on the top of which he had declared himself the bearer of the news.
The definition of a purveyor is a person or organization that gives out something, such as food, supplies or ideas. An example of a purveyor is the American Red Cross. noun. One that furnishes or sells something, especially food.
purveyor (plural purveyors) 1  Someone who supplies what is needed, especially food. Anthropologists are the purveyors of dangerous ideas. ( 2 historical, Britain) An officer who provided provisions for the king's household. ( 3 obsolete) A procurer; a pimp. (Can we find and add a quotation of Addison to this entry?)