Meaning

6 senses

  1. A method of ringing nine bells in four pairs with a ninth tenor bell.

  2. (obsolete)Synonym of acater: an officer who purchased cates (food supplies) for the steward of a large household or estate.

  3. (obsolete)Synonym of caterer: any provider of food.

  4. (figuratively, obsolete)Synonym of purveyor: any provider of anything.

  5. (obsolete, rare)Four.

  6. (obsolete)The four of cards or dice.

Examples

23 sentences

  1. I arranged catering for tomorrow's party.

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  2. You're catering to his every whim.

    ruТы потакаешь всем его капризам.

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  3. This restaurant does not cater for vegans.

    ruЭтот ресторан не обслуживает веганов.

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  4. Mennad's company brought in catered meals on holidays.

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  5. This is a store that caters specially to students.

    ruЭтот магазин ориентируется на обслуживание студентов.

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Translations

2 languages

Origin

From Middle English catour (“acater, provisioner”), aphetic form of acatour (“acater”), fr

From Middle English catour (“acater, provisioner”), aphetic form of acatour (“acater”), from Old French acater (“to buy, to purchase”). Equivalent to cate + -er.

From French quatre (“four”). Doublet of cuatro.

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Forms

plural: caters

Synonyms

3 synonyms
acatercatererpurveyor

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
catchyB2categoricallycategorizeB1categoryB1caterercaterpillarcatfish
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