sutler
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of sutler
1580–90; < early Dutch soeteler (now zoetelaar ), equivalent to soetel ( en ) to do dirty work, work poorly (akin to soot ) + -er -er 1
Example Sentences
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One tent bore a sutler sign - the traveling salesmen of the time who followed soldiers to peddle provisions.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 2, 2016
When he cried, his nursery maid, a former sutler, used to bellow at him: "Silence in the company!"
From Time Magazine Archive
This job fell naturally to Captain Cannaday, who was acclaimed sutler by the beleaguered refugees.
From Time Magazine Archive
The very location had been selected with the thought to bring dire troubles upon the unpopular sutler, who so often had taken advantage of the boys in their purchases of his supplies.
From The Young Sharpshooter at Antietam by Everett T. (Everett Titsworth) Tomlinson
The little sutler was unarmed, but his companion carried a rifle, which Noel had no difficulty in concluding was of unusual excellence.
From The Young Sharpshooter at Antietam by Everett T. (Everett Titsworth) Tomlinson
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