vivandier
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
vivandier (plural vivandiers)
- A sutler accompanying a continental European army, especially the French army.
French edit
Etymology edit
Alteration, after vivres, of Old French viandier (from viande (“meat”)).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
vivandier m (plural vivandiers, feminine vivandière)
Further reading edit
- “vivandier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.