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caterer

caterer

70 2.7
A person or company that provides food and drink for events
  • noun
  • /ˈkeɪtərər/
translation icon : empresa de catering
  • The caterer provided an impressive selection of appetizers for the event.

A lot of people are bartenders, caterers, anything that's part time.

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Synonyms

cateress
vscaterer
  • Archaic
9.9

An old word for a woman who prepares and serves food at events

is the modern neutral term for people or companies supplying event food and drinks

How Professional

caterer
70 2.7
volunteer
7 3.5

Surface Forms

caterer singular
caterers plural

Morphology

caterer = cater (transparent) = cater + er

The word 'caterer' is transparently derived from 'cater' with the addition of the agentive suffix '-er'.

Etymology

Caterer comes from the verb cater, which once meant 'to buy' or get supplies for meals and later came to mean 'to provide food for others'. So, a caterer is someone who gets and provides the food and drinks for events.