victualer Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an innkeeper (especially British)
    victualler.
  2. noun a supplier of victuals or supplies to an army
    victualler; provisioner; sutler.

WordNet

Vict"ual*er noun
Etymology
F. victuailleur.
Definitions
  1. One who furnishes victuals.
  2. One who keeps a house of entertainment; a tavern keeper; an innkeeper. Shak.
  3. A vessel employed to carry provisions, usually for military or naval use; a provision use; a provision ship.
  4. One who deals in grain; a corn factor. Scot.

Webster 1913