victualler
One who provisions
A victualler is a person or business that supplies food and provisions.
The term appears most often in British English, where a licensed victualler holds a license to sell alcoholic beverages—essentially a pub owner or innkeeper.
Ships also had victuallers who provisioned them for voyages.
The word is pronounced "VIT-ler" despite its spelling.
Source of goods
- traderOne who transacts commercially
- merchantOne who sells wares
- vendorOne who sells goods
- shopkeeperSmall store manager
grocer · retailer · wholesaler · distributor · stockist · dealer · storekeeper · sutler
Public drinking establishment
- innLodging for wayfarers
- hostelryLodging establishment for travelers
- publicanKeeper of a tavern
- landlordProperty owner renting out
alehouse · guesthouse · lodging · host · roadhouse · taphouse · taverner · bed-and-breakfast
Edible items or ingredients
- provisionsStockpiled food and supplies
- comestiblesEdible items collectively
- ediblesItems safe to consume
- fareTransport payment
rations · stores · supplies · larder · pantry · mess · galley · provender
Food that sustains life
- nutritionBodily use of food
- sustenanceMeans of living
- subsistenceMinimal means of living
- alimentationProviding food or nourishment
diet · feed · repast · viands · board · keep · maintenance · eatables
supplier
Source of goods
shopkeeper · grocer · retailer · wholesaler · distributor · stockist · dealer · storekeeper · sutler · chandler
tavern
Public drinking establishment
landlord · alehouse · guesthouse · lodging · host · roadhouse · taphouse · taverner · bed-and-breakfast · caravanserai
foodstuffs
Edible items or ingredients
- provisionsStockpiled food and supplies
- comestiblesEdible items collectively
- ediblesItems safe to consume
fare · rations · stores · supplies · larder · pantry · mess · galley · provender · stock
nourishment
Food that sustains life
- nutritionBodily use of food
- sustenanceMeans of living
- subsistenceMinimal means of living
alimentation · diet · feed · repast · viands · board · keep · maintenance · eatables · pabulum