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Sutler

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. An army camp follower who peddled provisions to the soldiers.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A person who follows an army, selling provisions.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. A person who follows an army, and sells to the troops provisions, liquors, and the like.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A person who follows an army for the purpose of selling provisions, liquors, etc., to the troops.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a supplier of victuals or supplies to an army

Word Usage

"She is the first who has redeemed the name of sutler from the suspicion of worthlessness, mercenary baseness and plunder, and I trust that England will not forget the one who nursed her sick and who sought out her wounded to aid and succor them and who performed the last office for some of her illustrious dead."

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provider supplier

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