vivandier
English
Etymology
French vivandier
Noun
vivandier (plural vivandiers)
- A sutler accompanying a continental European army, especially the French army.
French
Etymology
Alteration, after vivres, of Old French viandier (from viande (“meat”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vi.vɑ̃.dje/
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Noun
vivandier m (plural vivandiers, feminine vivandière)
- (historical) a seller of food and beverages to troops; a sutler
- Synonym: cantinier
Further reading
- “vivandier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.