"sutler" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 随军商贩

Definition

sutler 是指跟随军队，为士兵提供食物、物资等商品的人，尤其常见于过去。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

历史用语，正式但现在很少见。特指随军为士兵提供物资的商贩，不同于普通的“小贩”或“商人”，仅指为军队服务者。

Examples

The sutler sold bread and cheese to the soldiers in the camp.

**随军商贩**在营地卖面包和奶酪给士兵。

A sutler followed the army as it marched.

**随军商贩**随着军队行进。

The soldiers depended on the sutler for extra supplies.

士兵们依靠**随军商贩**获得额外物资。

Back then, every camp had its own sutler selling coffee and tobacco.

那时候，每个营地都有自己的**随军商贩**卖咖啡和烟草。

The officers would often visit the sutler for a taste of home.

军官们常常去找**随军商贩**寻点家乡的味道。

Stories about the old sutler are still told among war historians.

战争史学家至今仍讲述关于老**随军商贩**的故事。