Webster's 1828 Dictionary
SUTLER
n.A person who follows an army and sells to the troops provisions and liquors.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
SUTLER
Sut "ler, n. Etym: [D. zoetelaar, OD. soetelaar, a small trader, especially in camps, fr. soetelen to undertake low offices; cf. G. sudeln to do dirty work, to sully, soil, E. suds. ]
Defn: A person who follows an army, and sells to the troops provisions, liquors, and the like.
SUTLERSHIP
SUTLERSHIP Sut "ler *ship, n.
Defn: The condition or occupation of a sutler.
New American Oxford Dictionary
sutler
sut ler |ˈsətlər ˈsətlər | ▶noun historical a person who followed an army and sold provisions to the soldiers. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from obsolete Dutch soeteler, from soetelen ‘perform menial duties. ’
Oxford Dictionary
sutler
sutler |ˈsʌtlə | ▶noun historical a person who followed an army and sold provisions to the soldiers. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from obsolete Dutch soeteler, from soetelen ‘perform mean duties ’.
The Wordsmith Dictionary