cater-cornered
- adjective
- /ˈkeɪtərˌkɔrnərd/
- US
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en diagonal
- The cater-cornered building stood out in the neighborhood.
Examples
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Is the store located cater-cornered to the park?
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Our office is located cater-cornered to the main square, making it easy for clients to find.
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A bench sat cater-cornered across the plaza from the church entrance.
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She parked her bike cater-cornered to the main gate for easier access.
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Their house is cater-cornered from the corner store on the opposite side of the street.
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The park bench was placed cater-cornered beside the fountain, offering a nice view of the water.
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The new café is situated cater-cornered from the bookstore, drawing in many visitors for coffee and books.
Synonyms
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3.2
At an angle so it runs from one side to the other
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7.9
At an angle across the corner of a street or room
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7.9
Diagonally across the street from another place
At the corner diagonally across from another place
At a corner diagonally across an intersection from another place
On the opposite corner from a place like a shop or house
A place diagonally across an intersection from another place
Placed diagonally across from something at the opposite corner
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word cater-cornered comes from an old word for 'four', seen in the first part cater, joined to corner, so it once meant 'toward the fourth corner'. That's why it now describes something set across at a slant or diagonally from something else.