Supplier of provisions for ships
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Avictualler (pronounced /ˈvɪt(ə)lə/)[1] is traditionally a person who supplies food, beverages and other provisions for the crew of a vessel at sea.[1]
There are a number of other more particular uses of the term, such as:
- The official supplier of food to theRoyal Navy in the 18th and 19th century was theVictualling Board. A victualler was a supply ship at the time.
- An alternative term for asutler, a person who sells provisions to an army.
- Alicensed victualler, a formal name for the landlord of a public house or similar licensed establishment.
- InIreland, victualler is a term for abutcher.
