"caterer" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkeɪtəɹɚ/ [US] Audio: En-us-caterer.oga [US] Forms: caterers [plural]
Etymology: From cater + -er. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*keh₂p-}}, {{suffix|en|cater|er|id2=agent noun}} cater + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} caterer (plural caterers)
  1. A person employed to obtain and maintain the storage of provisions, especially food. Categories (topical): Occupations Synonyms (person responsible for provisions): cater [obsolete], manciple, obsonator [obsolete], steward
    Sense id: en-caterer-en-noun-5JPd-TA2 Disambiguation of Occupations: 70 30 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Maori translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 81 19 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of 'person responsible for provisions': 56 44
  2. A person or company hired to provide and serve food, usually for a large group and at a location separate from where the food is prepared. Categories (topical): People Translations (person or company hired to provide food): proviantanto (Esperanto), traiteur [masculine] (French), traiteuse [feminine] (French), Speiselieferant [masculine] (German), Partyservice [masculine] (German), Catering-Service [masculine] (German), Cateringunternehmen [neuter] (German), kaitaka kai (Maori)
    Sense id: en-caterer-en-noun-IrQqN85n Disambiguation of People: 15 85 Disambiguation of 'person or company hired to provide food': 31 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: caterership Related terms: cater, catering, provisioner

Inflected forms

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