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Victualer [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. vit'ler.

2. One who furnishes provisions.

3. One who keeps a house of entertainment.

4. A provision-ship; a ship employed to carry provisions for other ships, or for supplying troops at a distance.

Victualer [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. One who furnishes victuals.

2. One who keeps a house of entertainment; a tavern keeper; an innkeeper.

3. A vessel employed to carry provisions, usually for military or naval use; a provision use; a provision ship.

4. One who deals in grain; a corn factor.