noun
definition
A person who follows an army, selling provisions.
Examples of sutlers in a Sentence
Rostov was particularly in need of money now that the troops, after their active service, were stationed near Olmutz and the camp swarmed with well-provisioned sutlers and Austrian Jews offering all sorts of tempting wares.
Although most of today's sutlers have an online retail presence, offer catalogs or have a physical store location, many of them still follow the troops setting up their wares to sell at reenactment events.
Reproduction uniforms of Confederate soldiers are available from online suppliers, sutlers and brick and mortar retail stores.
Civil War Reenactors provides a list of high quality sutlers.