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sutler

[ suht-ler ]

noun

  1. (formerly) a person who followed an army or maintained a store on an army post to sell provisions to the soldiers.


sutler

/ ˈsʌtlə /

noun

  1. (formerly) a merchant who accompanied an army in order to sell provisions to the soldiers
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈsutlerˌship, noun
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Other Words From

  • sutler·ship noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sutler1

1580–90; < early Dutch soeteler (now zoetelaar ), equivalent to soetel ( en ) to do dirty work, work poorly (akin to soot ) + -er -er 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sutler1

C16: from obsolete Dutch soeteler, from Middle Low German suteler, from Middle High German sudelen to do dirty work; related to soot , seethe
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Example Sentences

It was reported that he had once held the post of sutler in a regiment of Eastern troops.

So the name of a street has become the much-berated canteen of the sutler and the much needed canteen of the soldier.

Next to a Sutler, or a conceited, fresh young Aid, the soldiers always delighted to see a Wagonmaster get into trouble.

Frequently he walked some distance from the fort, going out towards the sutler's house, where he sometimes had business.

At last a fine day dawned, and shortly after noon Osceola saw from his hiding place two men approaching the sutler's house.

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