victualer
One stocking larders
A victualer is someone who provides food and provisions, especially as a business.
The term appears in historical and maritime contexts—a ship's victualer supplied provisions for voyages, and a licensed victualer ran a pub or inn serving food and drink.
Also spelled victualler in British English.
The word is pronounced with a silent C: "vittler."
Provider of goods
- quartermasterOfficer managing military supplies
- sutlerMilitary camp merchant
- catererProfessional event food provider
- grocerFood shop proprietor
chandler · outfitter · commissary · supplier · stockist · distributor · wholesaler · dealer
Pub proprietor
- publicanKeeper of a tavern
- landlordProperty owner renting out
- hostelerBudget accommodation user
- innkeeperLodging establishment operator
tapster · barkeep · host · bed-and-breakfast · caravansary · hostel · inn · boardinghouse
Controlled food portions
- storesRetail establishments or reserves
- suppliesResources for a task
- provisionsStockpiled food and supplies
- comestiblesEdible items collectively
foodstuffs · staples · larder · pantry · mess · hardtack · preserves · stockpile
Means of living
- fareTransport payment
- viandsArticles of sustenance
- ediblesItems safe to consume
- eatablesConsumable food items
repast · refreshments · meal · board · keep · subsistence · alimentation · nutriment
purveyor
Provider of goods
- quartermasterOfficer managing military supplies
- sutlerMilitary camp merchant
- catererProfessional event food provider
grocer · chandler · outfitter · commissary · supplier · stockist · distributor · wholesaler · dealer · vendor
taverner
Pub proprietor
innkeeper · tapster · barkeep · host · bed-and-breakfast · caravansary · hostel · inn · boardinghouse · chophouse
rations
Controlled food portions
- storesRetail establishments or reserves
- suppliesResources for a task
- provisionsStockpiled food and supplies
comestibles · foodstuffs · staples · larder · pantry · mess · hardtack · preserves · stockpile · commissariat
sustenance
Means of living
eatables · repast · refreshments · meal · board · keep · subsistence · alimentation · nutriment · grub
- Food Retailgrocer, grocery store, supermarket, market, deli
- supplierssupplier, purveyor, vendor, merchant, dealer
- medieval trademerchant, merchant guilds, trader, craft guilds, guild
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