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Victualer definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

VICTUALER, n. vit'ler.
1. One who furnishes provisions.
2. One who keeps a house of entertainment.
3. A provision-ship; a ship employed to carry provisions for other ships, or for supplying troops at a distance.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: an innkeeper (especially British) [syn: victualer, victualler]
2: a supplier of victuals or supplies to an army [syn: sutler, victualer, victualler, provisioner]

Merriam Webster's

noun see victualler

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Victualer Vict"ual*er, n. [F. victuailleur.] [Written also victualler.] 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.] Licensed victualer. See under Licensed.