batteler

English

Alternative forms

• batteller, battler

Etymology

From battel +‎ -er.

Noun

batteler (plural battelers)

1. (Oxford University, obsolete) A student who is supplied with provisions from the buttery; formerly, one who paid for nothing but what he called for.
   • 1833, J.N. Brewer, “Oxford”, in Beauties of England and Wales:

     Dr. Radcliffe, the beneficent founder of this structure, was admitted a batteler of University College, in 1665, and was afterwards made senior scholar.

Synonyms

• sizar (Cambridge University)

Related terms

• battlings
• battel

References

• “batteler”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• berattle, bralette