CATER


Meaning of CATER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkā-tər ]

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 -tər-ər noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.