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caterer

[key-ter-er] Origin

ca·ter·er

[key-ter-er]
noun
1.
one whose business is to provide food, supplies, and sometimes service at social gatherings.
2.
one who caters.

Origin:
1585–95; cater + -er1
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Caterer is always a great word to know.
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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caterer (ˈkeɪtərə)
 
n
a person who caters, esp one who as a profession provides food for large social events, etc

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Word Origin & History

caterer
1592 (earlier simply cater, c.1400), aphetic from acatour, from O.N.Fr. acatour "buyer" (see cater).
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