sutler

[ suht-ler ]
noun

  1. (formerly) a person who followed an army or maintained a store on an army post to sell provisions to the soldiers.

Origin of sutler

1
1580–90; <early Dutch soeteler (now zoetelaar), equivalent to soetel(en) to do dirty work, work poorly (akin to soot) + -er-er1

Other words from sutler

  • sut·ler·ship, noun

Words Nearby sutler

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How to use sutler in a sentence

  • It was reported that he had once held the post of sutler in a regiment of Eastern troops.

  • So the name of a street has become the much-berated canteen of the sutler and the much needed canteen of the soldier.

    English: Composition and Literature | W. F. (William Franklin) Webster

  • Next to a sutler, or a conceited, fresh young Aid, the soldiers always delighted to see a Wagonmaster get into trouble.

  • Frequently he walked some distance from the fort, going out towards the sutler's house, where he sometimes had business.

    Four American Indians | Edson L. Whitney

  • At last a fine day dawned, and shortly after noon Osceola saw from his hiding place two men approaching the sutler's house.

    Four American Indians | Edson L. Whitney

British Dictionary definitions for sutler

sutler

/ (ˈsʌtlə) /

noun

  1. (formerly) a merchant who accompanied an army in order to sell provisions to the soldiers

Origin of sutler

1
C16: from obsolete Dutch soeteler, from Middle Low German suteler, from Middle High German sudelen to do dirty work; related to soot, seethe

Derived forms of sutler

  • sutlership, noun

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