different between caterer vs acater

English

Etymology

From cater +? -er.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?ke?t????/

Noun

caterer (plural caterers)

1. A person employed to obtain and maintain the storage of provisions, especially food.
   • 1821 June 19, ”Peregrine,” The Traveller: Letter IV, in The Kaleidoscope; Or, Literary and Scientific Mirror, page 401,

     It was in vain that I petitioned, appealing to our caterer, if proofs of appetite were wanting; for sick men seldom have occasion for that important person?s services.

   • 1830, Frederick Marryat, The King?s Own, 1840, The Complete Works of Captain F. Marryatt, Volume I, page 335,

     “I say, Mr. Cribbage,” cried an old master?s-mate, to the caterer, who had entered shortly after the tea-kettles, and assumed his place at the end of the table, “what sort of stuff do you call this?”

   • 1838, The Southern Literary Messenger, Volume IV, page 263,

     There is a caterer for the table, whose sleekness of face, rotundity of person, and general air of comfortable well-being, do great honor to the cheer he provides.

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.
   • 1979 July 23, Andrew O. Shapiro, Of Canceled Parties and the Beleaguered Teenager, New York, page 64,

     If so, you will probably sign a contract with a caterer months, maybe years, in advance and make a substantial down payment.

   • 1994, John N. Ingham, Lynne B. Feldman, Dutrieuille, Peter Albert (1838—1916) and Albert E. Dutrieuille (July 26, 1877—April 25, 1974), entry in African-American Business Leaders: A Biographical Dictionary, page 225,

     From a family of French West African descent, Albert Dutrieuille was the last of the great African-American caterers in Philadelphia.

Synonyms

• (person responsible for provisions): cater (obsolete), manciple, obsonator (obsolete), steward
• (person or company hired to provide food):

Related terms

• cater
• catering

Translations

See also

• provisioner

Anagrams

• Terrace, reacter, recrate, retrace, terrace

English

Noun

acater (plural acaters)

1. (obsolete) caterer

Anagrams

• caetra, carate, cerata, ectara

Norman

Alternative forms

• acataer (continental Normandy)
• acataïr (Guernsey)

Etymology

From Old Northern French acater (compare Old French achater), from Vulgar Latin *accapt?re, from Latin ad + capt?re, present active infinitive of capt? (“I strive to seize, catch or grasp at”).

Pronunciation

Verb

acater

1. (Jersey) to buy

   Antonym: vendre

Derived terms

• acateux (“buyer”)

Related terms

• acat (“purchase”)

Old French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aka?te?r]

Verb

acater

1. (Old Northern French) Alternative form of acheter

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ts, *-tt are modified to z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

• Norman: acataer, acataïr
• English: cater

Picard

Etymology

From Old French acater, northern variant of Old French achater, from Vulgar Latin *accapt?re, from Latin ad + capt?, capt?re.

Verb

acater

1. to buy

   Ej vo-t in vile por acater queuques pétiotés coses à minger

   I'm going in town to buy a few things to eat

Conjugation