Cater

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /ˈkeɪtÉ™r/
• Rhymes: -eɪtÉ™(r)

From Middle English catour ("buyer"), from Old English acatour, from Old French achater ("to buy, to purchase")

Full definition of cater

Verb

1. (transitive) To provide food professionally for a special occasion.Did you hire someone to cater our party next week?
2. (transitive, often with to) To provide things to satisfy a person or a need, to serve.I always wanted someone to cater to my every whim.

Derived terms

• caterer
• cater for
• cater to

Noun

1. (obsolete) A provider; a purveyor; a caterer.

Verb

1. (obsolete) To cut diagonally.

French quatre ("four").

Noun

1. The four of cards or dice.

Anagrams

• caret, crate, react, recta, trace