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n. - A supplier of provisions, food or supplies to an army; An innkeeper (especially British).

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  • Old Etonian (OE), a sublime host, had undertaken to fulfill the role of victualer.
  • As surely as the wolf retires before cities does the fairy sequester herself from the haunts of the licensed victualer.
  • His large amount of ready money -- a commodity especially scarce in those days -- soon enabled him to carry on very large commercial operations; and amongst other sources of...
  • The board approved a common victualer license for Cravings Cafe &
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