caterer

ca·ter

 (kā′tər)
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.

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

ca′ter·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
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

ca•ter•er

(ˈkeɪ tər ər)

n.
1. a person whose business is to provide food, supplies, and service at social gatherings.
2. a person who caters.
[1585–95]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.caterer - someone who provides food and service (as for a party)caterer - someone who provides food and service (as for a party)
provider, supplier - someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity
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Translations
مُتَعَهِّدٌ بِتَزْويد الطّعام
dodavatelzásobovatel
cateringfirma
Lieferant
traiteur
élelmiszerszállítóellátásról gondoskodó cég
veitingamaîur
approvvigionatore
leverandør av selskapsmat
ikram hizmeti sunan kişikuruluş
提供饮食及服务的人

caterer

[ˈkeɪtərəʳ] Nproveedor(a) m/f de catering
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

caterer

[ˈkeɪtərər] n (for party)traiteur/euse m/f; (for school, organization)fournisseur/euse m/f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

caterer

n (= company)Lieferfirma ffür Speisen und Getränke; (for parties etc) → Partyservice m; (= owner, manager)Gastronom(in) m(f)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

caterer

[ˈkeɪtərəʳ] nchi si occupa di catering or ristorazione
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

cater

(ˈkeitə) verb
1. to provide food etc. We cater for all types of functions.
2. to supply what is needed. We cater for all educational needs.
ˈcaterer noun
ˈcatering noun
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