noun
- a person in charge of the cellar and provisions in a monastery or large household
Usage: historical
Examples
- The cellarer was responsible for managing the monastery’s wine and food stores.
- Brother Thomas served as cellarer for over twenty years.
- The cellarer kept detailed records of all provisions entering and leaving the cellar.
- In medieval times, the cellarer held an important position in monastic communities.
- The head cellarer supervised several assistants in maintaining the food supplies.
- Each abbey appointed a trusted monk to serve as cellarer.