sutler
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- a supplier of victuals or supplies to an armySynonyms: victualervictuallerprovisioner
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Sutler \Sut"ler\, n. [D. zoetelaar, OD. soetelaar, a small trader, especially in camps, fr. soetelen to undertake low offices; cf. G. sudeln to do dirty work, to sully, soil, E. suds.] A person who follows an army, and sells to the troops provisions, liquors, and the like. [1913 Webster]