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Noun: victualler  vi-t(u-)lu(r)
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: victualer)
  1. An innkeeper (especially British)
    "The friendly victualler welcomed weary travellers to his cosy pub";
    - victualer [US]
     
  2. A supplier of victuals or supplies to an army
    "The victualler followed the troops, selling food and other necessities";
    - sutler, victualer [US], provisioner

Derived forms: victuallers

Type of: boniface [archaic], host, innkeeper, provider, supplier

Encyclopedia: Victualler