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Cater

/ˈkeɪtə/

Caterer

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📖 Definitions of "Cater"

noun

1
Caterer

verb

1
To provide, particularly:

noun

1
A person employed to obtain and maintain the storage of provisions, especially food.
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.

noun

1
Someone who supplies what is needed, especially food.
"The merchants are the purveyors of fine selections."
2
An officer who provided provisions for the king's household.
3
A procurer; a pimp.

🔄 Synonyms of "Cater"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
provideverb	To give what is needed or desired, especially basic needs.
supplynoun	(transitive) To provide (something), to make (something) available for use.
plyverb	A layer of material.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Cater"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
plyverb	(intransitive) To bend, to flex; to be bent by something, to give way or yield (to a force, etc.).
supplyverb	(transitive) To provide (something), to make (something) available for use.
provideverb	To give what is needed or desired, especially basic needs.
absorbverb	(transitive) To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up.
coververb	A lid.
suitverb	(clothing) A set of clothes to be worn together, now especially a man's matching jacket and trousers (also business suit or lounge suit), or a similar outfit for a woman.
fulfilverb	British standard spelling of fulfill.
tackleverb	To force a person to the ground with the weight of one's own body, usually by jumping on top or slamming one's weight into them.
handleverb	The part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved.
fillverb	(transitive, ergative) To make full
occupyverb	To possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the service of.
reflectverb	(intransitive) To think seriously; to ponder or consider.
faceverb	(transitive, of a person or animal) To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).
hostverb	To perform the role of a host.
addressverb	(transitive, reflexive) To prepare oneself; to apply one's skill or energies (to some object); to betake.
meetverb	To make contact (with someone) while in proximity.
dealverb	(transitive) To distribute among a number of recipients, to give out as one’s portion or share.
copeverb	(intransitive) To deal effectively with something, especially if difficult.
fulfillverb	(transitive) To satisfy, carry out, bring to completion (an obligation, a requirement, etc.).
facilitateverb	To make easy or easier.