caterer

ca·ter  (ktr)

v. ca·tered, ca·ter·ing, ca·ters

v.intr.

1. To provide food or entertainment.

2. To be particularly attentive or solicitous; minister: The nurses catered to my every need. The legislation catered to various special interest groups.

v.tr.

1. To provide food service for: a business that caters banquets and weddings.

2. To attend to the wants or needs of.

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[From obsolete cater, a buyer of provisions, from Middle English catour, short for acatour, from Norman French, from acater, to buy, from Vulgar Latin *accaptre : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin captre, to chase; see catch.]

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cater·er n.

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caterer [ˈkeɪtərə]

n

(Cookery) a person who caters, esp one who as a profession provides food for large social events, etc.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

caterer - someone who provides food and service (as for a party) provider, supplier - someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity

Translations

caterer [ˈkeɪtərəʳ] N → proveedor(a) m/f de catering

caterer [ˈkeɪtərə^r] n (for party) → traiteur/euse m/f; (for school, organization) → fournisseur/euse m/f

caterer

n (= company) → Lieferfirma f → für Speisen und Getränke; (for parties etc) → Partyservice m; (= owner, manager) → Gastronom(in) m(f)

caterer [ˈkeɪtərəʳ] n → chi si occupa di catering or ristorazione