Definition of "mealer" [mealer]

• A wooden rubber with which gunpowder is mealed. (noun)
• One who takes his meals at one place and lodges at another. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "The mealer loved and respected the haul-mealer, or wished him in Jericho, and the haul-mealer in like manner the mealer, on general grounds, like other persons with whom he came in contact, without any reference to his place of abode."
• "The first cottages were very plain structures, which he cunningly spoke of as "shanties," or "log huts," in which he simply lodged, and went to the hotels or neighboring farm-houses for his food in the simple and unpretending character of a haul-mealer."
• "Again, this dish looks manageable in one sitting, but that white truffle oil mixed with the risotto proved to be a two-mealer."