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sutler

sut·ler
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [suht-ler]
    • /ˈsʌt lər/
    • /ˈsʌt.lə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [suht-ler]
    • /ˈsʌt lər/

Definitions of sutler word

  • noun sutler (formerly) a person who followed an army or maintained a store on an army post to sell provisions to the soldiers. 1
  • noun sutler (formerly) a merchant who accompanied an army in order to sell provisions to the soldiers 0
  • noun sutler a person following an army to sell food, liquor, etc. to its soldiers 0

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Origin of sutler

First appearance:

before 1580
One of the 35% oldest English words
1580-90; < early Dutch soeteler (now zoetelaar), equivalent to soetel(en) to do dirty work, work poorly (akin to soot) + -er -er1

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Parts of speech for Sutler

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

sutler popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

sutler usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with sutler

  • what is a sutler?

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