formerly also suttler, "person who follows an army to sell food to soldiers," 1580s, from Middle Dutch soeteler "small tradesman, peddler, victualer, camp cook" (Dutch zoetelaar), cognate with Middle Low German suteler, sudeler "person who performs dirty tasks," Middle High German sudelen "to cook badly," Middle Dutch soetelen "to cook badly." Probably also related to Dutch zieder, German sieden "to seethe," from Proto-Germanic *suth-, from PIE root *seut- "to seethe, boil" (see seethe).
双语例句
1. Jim Sutler and his donkey arrived at the wooded Indian well about noon.
吉姆·夏得乐和他的驴子中午左右来到树木繁茂的印地安水泉.
来自辞典例句
2. A supplier of victuals ; a sutler.
你和哪一家 供应商 交易?
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英英释意
1. a supplier of victuals or supplies to an army
实用场景例句
Jim Sutler and his donkey arrived at the wooded Indian well about noon.
