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) Someone who supplies what is needed, especially food. Anthropologists are the purveyors of dangerous ideas. (historical, Britain) An officer who provided provisions for the king's household.