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Webster 1913 Edition
Cater
1.
To provide food; to buy, procure, or prepare provisions.
[He] providently
caters
for the sparrow. Shakespeare
2.
By extension: To supply what is needed or desired, at theatrical or musical entertainments; – followed by for or to.
Ca′ter
,Noun.
[F.
quatre
four.] The four of cards or dice.
Ca′ter
,Verb.
T.
To cut diagonally.
[Obs.]
Halliwell.
Webster 1828 Edition
Cater
CATER
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CATER
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CATER
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Definition 2024
Cater
cater
cater
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkeɪtə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkeɪtɚ/, [ˈkʰeɪ̯ɾɚ]
- Rhymes: -eɪtə(r)
Verb
cater (third-person singular simple present caters, present participle catering, simple past and past participle catered)
- (transitive) To provide food professionally for a special occasion.
- Did you hire someone to cater our party next week?
- (transitive, often with to) To provide things to satisfy a person or a need, to serve.
- I always wanted someone to cater to my every whim.
Derived terms
- caterer
- cater for
- cater to
Translations
to provide food professionally for a special occasion
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provide things to satisfy a person or a need, to serve
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Noun
cater (plural caters)
- (obsolete) A provider; a purveyor; a caterer.
Etymology 2
Verb
cater (third-person singular simple present caters, present participle catering, simple past and past participle catered)
- (obsolete) To cut diagonally.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Halliwell to this entry?)
Etymology 3
Alternative forms
Noun
cater (plural caters)
- (card games, dice games) The four of cards or dice.
Translations
four of cards or dice
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