Noun: victualer vit-lur
Usage: US (elsewhere: victualler)
Usage: US (elsewhere: victualler)
- An innkeeper (especially British)
"The friendly victualer welcomed weary travelers to his cozy pub";
- victualler [Brit, Cdn]
- A supplier of victuals or supplies to an army
"The victualer followed the troops, selling food and other necessities";
- sutler, victualler [Brit, Cdn], provisioner
Derived forms: victualers
Type of: boniface [archaic], host, innkeeper, provider, supplier
Encyclopedia: Victualer