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Meaning of SUTLER

Pronunciation:  'sutlur

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a supplier of victuals or supplies to an army
 
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 Synonyms: provisioner, victualer, victualler
 
 See Also: provider, supplier

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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.
 
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