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Victualler
A
victualler
is
traditionally
a
person
who
supplies
food,
beverages
and other
provisions
for
the crew
of a
vessel
at sea
.
There are a number of other more particular uses of the term, such as:
The
official
supplier of food to the
Royal Navy
in the
18th
and
19th century
was the
Victualling Board
. A victualler was a
supply ship
at the time.
An
alternative
term for a
sutler
, a person who sells provisions to an
army
.
A
licensed victualler
, a
formal
name for the landlord of a
public house
or similar
licensed
establishment
.
In
Ireland
, victualler is a term for a
butcher
.
