sutler noun. ['sʌtlǝ] L16.
[Dutch soeteler (mod. zoetelaar; Middle Low German suteler, sudeler), from soetelen befoul, perform menial duties, follow a low trade, from Germanic base also of SUD.]
Hist.
1. A person who followed an army and sold provisions etc. to the soldiers. L16.

2. Any person who sold provisions. Only in 18.

■ sutleress noun (rare) a female sutler M18.

■ sutlership noun (rare) the position or occupation of a sutler M19.

■ sutlery noun (a) the occupation of a sutler; (b) a sutler's shop: E17.

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