SUTLER

sutler. Sutler, n. one who sells provisions to soldiers

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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, liquors, and the like.