sutler Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a supplier of victuals or supplies to an army
    victualer; victualler; provisioner.

WordNet

Sut"ler noun
Etymology
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.
Definitions
  1. A person who follows an army, and sells to the troops provisions, liquors, and the like.

Webster 1913