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.
Puâ¢riâ¢tan. 1. a member of a group of Protestants that arose in the 16th century within the Church of England, demanding the simplification of doctrine and worship and greater strictness in religious discipline. 2. (l.c.) a person who is strict in moral or religious matters. 3. of or pertaining to the Puritans.