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.
manipulator - a person who handles things manually. individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; there was too much for one person to do. twiddler, fiddler - someone who manipulates in a nervous or unconscious manner.