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sutler
sut·ler S0926500 (sŭt′lər)n. An army camp follower who peddled provisions to the soldiers.
[Obsolete Dutch soeteler, from Low German sudeler, suteler, from German sudeln, to dirty, from Middle High German sudelen.]sutler (ˈsʌtlə) n (Historical Terms) (formerly) a merchant who accompanied an army in order to sell provisions to the soldiers[C16: from obsolete Dutch soeteler, from Middle Low German suteler, from Middle High German sudelen to do dirty work; related to soot, seethe] ˈsutlerˌship nsut•ler (ˈsʌt lər)
n. (formerly) a person who maintained a store on an army post to sell provisions to the soldiers. [1580–90; < early Dutch soeteler=soetel(en) to do dirty work, work poorly (akin to soot) + -er -er1] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | sutler - a supplier of victuals or supplies to an armyprovisioner, victualer, victuallerprovider, supplier - someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity |
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SUTLER. A man whose employment is to sell provisions and liquor to a camp.
2. By the articles of war, art. 29, no sutler is permitted to sell any kind of liquor or victuals, or to keep his house or shop open for the entertainment of soldiers, after nine at night, or before the beating of the reveillee, or upon Sundays during divine service or sermon, on penalty of being dismissed all future sutling. And by art. 60, all sutlers are to be subject to orders according to the rules and discipline of war. sutler
Synonyms for sutlernoun a supplier of victuals or supplies to an armySynonyms- provisioner
- victualer
- victualler
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