CATER
What does "CATER" mean?
To provide food and service for an event, or to supply what a group needs.
Meanings
- To provide food and drink for a function or gathering. A local restaurant agreed to cater the wedding.
- To provide what is needed or wanted by a particular group. The new wing was designed to cater to families with young children.
Word origin
From the obsolete noun 'cater' ('a buyer of provisions'), from Old North French 'acatour', from 'acater' ('to buy'); ultimately from Latin 'captare' ('to seize, grasp at').
Remember it
A caterer brings the food to your table - CATER hides 'ATE' and ends where eating happens.
A little poem
They lay the linen, fold each napkin tight,
then vanish - leaving only your delight.
couplet
Wordplay
- Why did the caterer get promoted? She always knew how to serve.
What it teaches
To serve well is to disappear: the best care leaves the spotlight on the guest.
Quick facts
What does CATER mean?
To provide food and service for an event, or to supply what a group needs.
Is CATER a valid word?
Yes — CATER is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is CATER?
CATER has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does CATER come from?
From the obsolete noun 'cater' ('a buyer of provisions'), from Old North French 'acatour', from 'acater' ('to buy'); ultimately from Latin 'captare' ('to seize, grasp at').
What can CATER teach us?
To serve well is to disappear: the best care leaves the spotlight on the guest.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.