caterer
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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.
caterer
(ˈkeɪtərə)n
(Cookery) a person who caters, esp one who as a profession provides food for large social events, etc
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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Translations
مُتَعَهِّدٌ بِتَزْويد الطّعام
dodavatelzásobovatel
cateringfirma
élelmiszerszállítóellátásról gondoskodó cég
veitingamaîur
ikram hizmeti sunan kişikuruluş
caterer
[ˈkeɪtərər] n (for party) → traiteur/euse m/f; (for school, organization) → fournisseur/euse m/fcaterer
n (= company) → Lieferfirma f → für Speisen und Getränke; (for parties etc) → Partyservice m; (= owner, manager) → Gastronom(in) m(f)
cater
(ˈkeitə) verb1. to provide food etc. We cater for all types of functions.
2. to supply what is needed. We cater for all educational needs.
ˈcaterer nounˈcatering noun