Definitions for sutler

sutler sut·ler

Spelling: [suht-ler]
IPA: /ˈsʌt lər/

Sutler is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 119 anagrams from letters in sutler (elrstu).

Definitions for sutler

noun

  1. (formerly) a person who followed an army or maintained a store on an army post to sell provisions to the soldiers.

Origin of sutler

1580-90; early Dutch soeteler (now zoetelaar), equivalent to soetel(en) to do dirty work, work poorly (akin to soot) + -er -er1

Examples for sutler

I cannot see him, I'm sore feared he's hiding in the sutler's vans.

He entered the army as sutler of the First Nebraska Infantry.

They bought out the sutler and fed us until we could eat no more.

The entrance of the sutler at that moment explained the mystery.

In 1839 they built the "Relief," and in 1840 the "sutler," both of which he commanded.

There I learned that the fort had been occupied by the Rebels in the night, while I was with the sutler.

Our sutler, although upon his first campaign, was no novice in the craft.

We have a fighting strain in us ever since my kinsman followed Ireton's army as a sutler.

Clavering, however, was not the man to remain a sutler very long.

The sutler's tent was often a favorite lounging 287 place with the officers.

Word Value for sutler
Scrable

6

Words with friends

8

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