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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