cater
IPA: kˈeɪtɝ
noun
- (obsolete) Synonym of acater: an officer who purchased cates (food supplies) for the steward of a large household or estate.
- (obsolete) Synonym of caterer: any provider of food.
- (figurative, obsolete) Synonym of purveyor: any provider of anything.
- (rare, obsolete) Four.
- (card games, dice games, obsolete) The four of cards or dice.
- (music) A method of ringing nine bells in four pairs with a ninth tenor bell.
- A surname originating as an occupation.
verb
- To provide
- (transitive, intransitive) To provide with food, especially for a special occasion as a professional service.
- (intransitive, figurative, with 'to') To provide anything required or desired, often (derogatory) to pander.
- (UK dialect) To place, set, move, or cut diagonally or rhomboidally.
adverb
- (UK dialect, US) Diagonally.
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Examples of "cater" in Sentences
- Favorite designer labels cater to hot bods and rich snobs Bauble Head
- Generally, the games are of decent quality and the titles cater for most tastes.
- He's, I think, just trying to kind of cater to where the farthest fringes of the right are.
- Effective spring cleaning means parting with your inner packrat Favorite designer labels cater to hot bods and rich snobs
- Designs for address label cater from simple to elaborate concept and from a plain white sheet to glossy and foil type of materials.
- Souders: I would never use the word "cater," however, we really wanted to know what was of interest to fans and it certainly influenced the area that we tried to explore with the characters.
- Survey phone could be made of old bottles, thanks to the new "GreenHeart" initiative from emissions, the mobile-maker has released a handset called cater for the cellphone needs of senior citizens .... market already had third-generation wireless operations in 2001, putting it far ahead of cellphone markets in the US and
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