Word
caterer
Phoneticscater·er
US/ˈkeɪtɝɝ/
UK/kˈeɪtəɹɐ/
Definition
n. a person or company that prepares and serves food for a special event, like a wedding or a party.
n. a person or business that provides food and drink services for a specific event or function. Often used in the context of large-scale social or corporate gatherings.
Examples
“The caterer will bring the food to the wedding venue.”
“We hired a professional caterer to handle the lunch service for the entire conference staff.”
“While the venue provided the space, the external caterer was responsible for the menu design, staffing the kitchen, and managing the waste disposal for the gala.”
Examples
simple
“The caterer will bring the food to the wedding venue.”
contextual
“We hired a professional caterer to handle the lunch service for the entire conference staff.”
complex
“While the venue provided the space, the external caterer was responsible for the menu design, staffing the kitchen, and managing the waste disposal for the gala.”
Etymology
From cater + -er.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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