sutler
(formerly) a person who followed an army or maintained a store on an army post to sell provisions to the soldiers.
Origin of sutler
1Other words from sutler
- sut·ler·ship, noun
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How to use sutler in a sentence
More remote from Seidlitz, they break open the sutlers' brandy-casks, and in few minutes get roaring drunk.
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XVIII. (of XXI.) | Thomas CarlyleMessrs. Gray and Griswold, sutlers of the 2d regiment, paid 9s.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820 | Henry Rowe SchoolcraftCamp-kettles hacked in two were met with, and boxes of sutlers' wares smashed to fragments.
The Long Roll | Mary JohnstonAmong the great scientists they are regarded as generals regard sutlers who trade with both armies.
Mistakes of Moses | Robert G. IngersollBut the 7th Division never had a good name among sutlers and Secesh merchants, and they have not improved here.
An Artilleryman's Diary | Jenkin Lloyd Jones
British Dictionary definitions for sutler
/ (ˈsʌtlə) /
(formerly) a merchant who accompanied an army in order to sell provisions to the soldiers
Origin of sutler
1Derived forms of sutler
- sutlership, noun
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