vivandière
a woman who formerly followed an army or maintained a store on an army post to sell provisions to the soldiers.
Origin of vivandière
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How to use vivandière in a sentence
Met-à-Mort had nominated himself captain of the brigands, and chose Georgette for his vivandière.
At Neuilly, a vivandière is wounded in the head; she turns back a moment to staunch the blood, then returns to her post of danger.
Paris under the Commune | John LeightonHe wins the heart of Catherine, a Cossack maiden, who has taken up her quarters there as a kind of vivandière.
The Opera | R.A. StreatfeildI fancy Lady Moyne would look well as vivandière,” I said, “marching in front of an ambulance waggon with a red cross on it.
The Red Hand of Ulster | George A. BirminghamOn her recovery, she still accompanied the army, as a vivandière, in which capacity she was extremely popular.
British Regiments at the Front, The Story of Their Battle Honours | Reginald Hodder
British Dictionary definitions for vivandière
/ French (vivɑ̃djɛr) /
(formerly) a female sutler or victualler offering extra provisions and spirits to soldiers, esp those of the French and British armies
Origin of vivandière
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