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 — 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
