Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A woman who accompanies troops to sell them food, supplies, and liquor.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A woman attached to French and other continental regiments, who sells provisions and liquor.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun In Continental armies, especially in the French army, a woman accompanying a regiment, who sells provisions and liquor to the soldiers; a female sutler.

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  • noun A female vivandier.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[French, feminine of vivandier, from Old French, alteration (influenced by Medieval Latin vīvenda, provisions) of viandier, from viande, food; see viand.]

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French

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