v.
Pronunciation: ' k ā -t ə r
Function: verb
Etymology: obsolete cater buyer of provisions, from Middle English catour, short for acatour, from Anglo-French, from acater to buy ― more at CATE
Date: 1580
intransitive verb
1 : to provide a supply of food
2 : to supply what is required or desired < cater ing to middle-class tastes>
transitive verb : to provide food and service for < cater ed the banquet>
– ca · ter · er \ -t ə r- ə r \ noun