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

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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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