cater

ca·ter

verb \ˈkā-tər\

Definition of CATER

intransitive verb

1

: to provide a supply of food

2

: to supply what is required or desired <catering to middle-class tastes>

transitive verb

: to provide food and service for <catered the banquet>

— ca·ter·er \-tər-ər\ noun

Examples of CATER

1. The restaurant caters for parties.
2. A local restaurant catered the banquet.
3. The awards ceremony will be a catered event.

Origin of CATER

obsolete cater buyer of provisions, from Middle English catour, short for acatour, from Anglo-French, from acater to buy — more at cate

First Known Use: 1580

Related to CATER

Synonyms: board, feed, provision, victual

Related Words: serve, wait; nourish, nurture, sustain; banquet, dine, feast, regale; mess; batten, fatten, fill; force-feed, overfeed, surfeit; underfeed; hand-feed, spoon-feed; refeed, reprovision

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Rhymes with CATER

baiter, crater, dater, faitour, gaiter, gator, grater, hater, krater, later, mater, plaiter, plater, prater, rater, satyr, skater, slater, stater, stator, tater, traitor, waiter