Definition of Caterer

1. Noun. Someone who provides food and service (as for a party).

Generic synonyms: Provider, Supplier
Derivative terms: Cater, Cater

Definition of Caterer

1. n. One who caters.

Definition of Caterer

1. Noun. someone hired to prepare food for a special occasion, such as a party ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Caterer

1. one that caters [n -S] - See also: caters

Lexicographical Neighbors of Caterer

catenin
catenins
catenoid
catenoids
catenulate
cater
cater-corner
cater-cornered
cater-cousin
cater-cousins
cateran
caterans
catercorner
catercornered
catered
caterer (current term)
caterers
cateress
cateresses
cateries
catering
catermaul
catermauled
catermauling
catermauls
caterpillar
caterpillar-hair ophthalmia
caterpillar-tracked
caterpillar cell
caterpillar dermatitis

Literary usage of Caterer

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Sunshine and shadow in New York by Matthew Hale Smith (1869)
"BARNUM AS A PUBLIC caterer. Mr. Barnum's first appearance as an exhibitor was in connection with an old negress named Joyce Heth, ..."

2. Religio Grammatici: The Religion of a Man of Letters by Gilbert Murray (1918)
"And the unwillingness to make imaginative effort is the prime cause of almost all decay of art. It is the caterer, the man whose business it is to provide ..."

3. The Old Navy and the New by Daniel Ammen, Ulysses Simpson Grant (1891)
"... Island and Castle of San Juan—Turtles—Want of Bread—The Aguacate, or Alligator-Pear—The caterer and the Doctor— Off for Tampico—Sharks—Mosquitoes. ..."

4. England Under the House of Hanover: Its History and Condition During the by Thomas Wright (1848)
"... Dessert t\ la Warren," A GOOD caterer. " Dutch cheese £ la Duncan," and a variety of other dishes "£ la Vincent,;" "& la Bridport," "£ la Gardiner," &c. ..."

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