Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A provider or purveyor of food or provisions; one who provides for any want or desire.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun One who caters.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A person employed to obtain and maintain the storage of provisions, especially food.
  • noun 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.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun someone who provides food and service (as for a party)

Etymologies

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From cater +‎ -er.

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