cater to

phrase

variants or chiefly British cater for

: to provide what is wanted or needed by (someone or something)

The inn caters exclusively to foreign tourists.

The library caters to scientists.

That store caters for middle-class taste.

(disapproving) As a child he was spoiled by parents who catered to his every need.

Examples of cater to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But studios cater to vastly different clientele, and some expose a more shadowy underbelly of the neighborhood with reputations of after-hours alcohol sales, smoking indoors and an anything-goes reputation. — Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026

Restaurants have opened to cater to these new Arizonans, some opened by the newcomers themselves. — Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2026

Switzerland makes a huge amount of money from rich foreigners seeking better health, and spas and alternative-healing resorts are often built to cater to voguish international tastes. — D. T. Max, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

Chris and Usher command the stage in different ways and cater to different audiences. — Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for cater to

• amadou
• avenue
• ballyhoo
• baraboo
• barbecue
• barbeque
• bugaboo
• cabildo
• caribou
• cockatoo
• detinue
• devalue