victualler

British  

/ ˈvɪtlə, ˈvɪtələ /

noun

1. a supplier of victuals, as to an army; sutler

2. a licensed purveyor of spirits; innkeeper

3. a supply ship, esp one carrying foodstuffs

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Example Sentences

It is known he was born in 1889, the son of licensed victualler Henry Haynes and his wife Elizabeth and had two brothers, Horace and James, and three sisters, Agnes, Florence and Connie.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2014

But, from a public point of view, the chief drawback to the union of the offices of agent and victualler was that the victualling arrangements were apt to interfere with the movements of the boats.

From The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 by Joyce, Herbert

While still a child, his father, a victualler, died, and the family moved to London.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" by Various

For suppose you go to an ale-house with that base money, and the landlord gives you a quart for four of these half-pence, what must the victualler do?

From Political Pamphlets by Saintsbury, George

For suppose you go to an alehouse with that base money, and the landlord gives you a quart for four of these halfpence, what must the victualler do?

From The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 06 The Drapier's Letters by Swift, Jonathan