Category:Sutler

Sut"ler, n. Etym: [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.]

Defn: a person who follows an army, and sells to the troops Provisions, liquors, and the like.