Caterer
/ˈkeɪ.tə.rər/noun
A person or company that provides food and drink for events.
Did you know?“Cater” entered English through the language of medieval food-supply and luxury provisioning, from Anglo-French and ultimately Latin roots tied to buying provisions rather than cooking itself.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
captāre
“to try to seize, catch, or obtain repeatedly”
Old French
Old French
acater
“to buy, purchase, procure”
Middle English
English
catour
“a buyer or purveyor of food and supplies”
16th Century
English
cater
“to provide food or provisions; to supply”
Modern English
English
caterer
“a person or business that supplies food and drink for events”