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catering
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ke?t(?)???/
Noun
catering (countable and uncountable, plural caterings)
- (uncountable, Britain) The business of providing food and related services; foodservice.
- (uncountable, US) The business of providing such services for special occasions.
- (countable) The act of one who caters (to something).
- 1864, J. D. White, John Hugh McQuillen, George Jacob Ziegler, The Dental Cosmos
- Professional jealousies are always confined to the more ignorant; and education alone will enable us to rise above our catchpenny caterings to the prejudices and jealousies of the uninformed.
- 1864, J. D. White, John Hugh McQuillen, George Jacob Ziegler, The Dental Cosmos
Translations
Verb
catering
- present participle of cater
Anagrams
- argentic, citrange, creating, creäting, reacting, reäcting
Finnish
Noun
catering
- catering
Declension
Polish
Alternative forms
- katering
Etymology
From English catering.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka?t?.r?ink/
Noun
catering m inan
- catering
Declension
Derived terms
- (adjective) cateringowy
Further reading
- catering in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- catering in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Spanish
Etymology
From English catering.
Noun
catering m (uncountable)
- catering
References
- Real Academia Espanola
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caterer
English
Etymology
From cater +? -er.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?ke?t????/
Noun
caterer (plural caterers)
- 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.
- 1821 June 19, ”Peregrine,” The Traveller: Letter IV, in The Kaleidoscope; Or, Literary and Scientific Mirror, page 401,
- 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.
- 1979 July 23, Andrew O. Shapiro, Of Canceled Parties and the Beleaguered Teenager, New York, page 64,
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
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