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Noun: victualer  vit-lur
Usage: US (elsewhere: victualler)
  1. An innkeeper (especially British)
    "The friendly victualer welcomed weary travelers to his cozy pub";
    - victualler [Brit, Cdn]
     
  2. 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