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A victualler is traditionally a person who supplies food, beverages and other provisions for the crew of a vessel at sea.
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There are a number of other more particular uses of the term, such as:
- The official supplier of food to the
Royal Navy in the 18th and 19th century was the
Victualling Board. A victualler was a supply ship at the time.
- An alternative term for a
sutler, a person who sells provisions to an army.
- A
licensed victualler, a formal name for the landlord of a public house or similar licensed establishment.
- In
Ireland, victualler is a term for a
butcher.
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