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caterer

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
cater/ˈkeɪtə(r)/

▶verb

1 Brit. provide food and drink at a social event.
■ N. Amer. provide food and drink for (an event).

2 (cater for/to) provide with what is needed or required.
■ (cater for) take into account or make allowances for.

■ (cater to) satisfy (a need or demand).

– derivatives
caterer noun,
catering noun.

– origin C16: from obs. cater ‘caterer’, from OFr. acateor ‘buyer’, from acater ‘buy’.

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