vivandier

English

Etymology

French vivandier

Noun

vivandier (plural vivandiers)

1. 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/

• Audio:

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Noun

vivandier m (plural vivandiers, feminine vivandière)

1. (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.