victualer

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: vict=ual=er

CIDE DICTIONARY

victualer, n. [F. victuailleur.].

•  One who furnishes victuals.  [1913 Webster]
•  One who keeps a house of entertainment; a tavern keeper; an innkeeper.  Shak.  [1913 Webster]
•  A vessel employed to carry provisions, usually for military or naval use; a provision ship.  [1913 Webster]
•  One who deals in grain; a corn factor.  [1913 Webster]

Licensed victualer. See under Licensed.

ROGET THESAURUS

victualer

Provision

N provision, supply, grist, grist for the mill, subvention, resources, groceries, grocery, providing, purveyance, reinforcement, reenforcement, commissariat, provender, ensilage, viaticum, caterer, purveyor, commissary, quartermaster, manciple, feeder, batman, victualer, grocer, comprador, restaurateur, jackal, pelican, sutler, grocery shop, grocery store.