Hypertext Webster Gateway: "victualer"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
victualer
n 1: an innkeeper (especially British) [syn: {victualler}]
2: a supplier of victuals or supplies to an army [syn: {sutler},
{victualler}, {provisioner}]
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