sutler

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  • sutler — person who follows an army to sell food to soldiers, 1590, from M.Du. soeteler small tradesman, sutler, camp cook (Du. zoetelaar), cognate with M.L.G. suteler, sudeler person who performs dirty tasks, M.H.G. sudelen to cook badly, M.Du. soetelen… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Sutler — Sut ler, n. [D. zoetelaar, OD. soetelaar, a small trader, especially in camps, fr. soetelen to undertake low offices; cf. G. sudeln to do dirty work, to sully, soil, E. suds.] A person who follows an army, and sells to the troops provisions,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sutler — [sut′lər] n. [16th c. Du soeteler < soetelen, to do dirty work, akin to Ger sudeln, to do in a slovenly way < IE base * seu , damp, juice > SUCK] Historical a person following an army to sell food, liquor, etc. to its soldiers …   English World dictionary

  • Sutler — A sutler or victualer is a civilian who sells provisions to an army in the field, in camp or in quarters. The word, like numerous other naval and military terms, came into English from Dutch, where it appears as soetelaar or zoetelaar . It meant… …   Wikipedia

  • Sutler wagon — Sutler wagons were wagons selling provisions, owned and operated by civilians, that followed military troops. These offered supplementary food and other goods to soldiers who had money and were dissatisfied by military provided provisions. They… …   Wikipedia

  • sutler — noun Etymology: obsolete Dutch soeteler, from Low German suteler sloppy worker, camp cook Date: 1599 a civilian provisioner to an army post often with a shop on the post …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • sutler — sutlership, n. /sut leuhr/, n. (formerly) a person who followed an army or maintained a store on an army post to sell provisions to the soldiers. [1580 90; < early D soeteler (now zoetelaar), equiv. to soetel(en) to do dirty work, work poorly… …   Universalium

  • sutler — noun /ˈsʌtlə/ A person who follows an army, selling provisions …   Wiktionary

  • sutler — Synonyms and related words: caterer, chandler, commissariat, commissary, donor, furnisher, manciple, merchant, patron, provider, provisioner, purveyor, quartermaster, retailer, steward, stock clerk, storekeeper, supplier, victualer, vivandier …   Moby Thesaurus

  • sutler — subtler …   American English homophones

  • sutler — [ sʌtlə] noun historical a person who followed an army and sold provisions to the soldiers. Origin C16: from obs. Du. soeteler, from soetelen perform mean duties …   English new terms dictionary


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