The caterers were already laying out the tables for lunch.
...food brought in from outside caterers.
English dictionary. 2008.
caterer — ca‧ter‧er [ˈkeɪtərə ǁ rər] noun [countable] a person or company that provides food and drink for organizations: • The caterers need to know how many people will be attending. • Hospital caterers are struggling with some severe economic… … Financial and business terms
Caterer — Ca ter*er, n. One who caters. [1913 Webster] The little fowls in the air have God for Their provider and caterer. Shelton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
caterer — index supplier Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
caterer — mid 15c. (earlier simply cater, mid 14c.; late 13c. as a surname), aphetic from acatour, from O.N.Fr. acatour buyer (see CATER (Cf. cater)) … Etymology dictionary
caterer — [kāt′ər ər] n. one who caters; esp., one whose business is providing food and service as for parties … English World dictionary
Caterer — Ca|te|rer 〈[kɛı ] m. 3〉 Person od. Firma, die das Catering für eine Party, eine Veranstaltung, für Fluggäste o. Ä. übernimmt * * * Ca|te|rer [ keɪtərɐ ], der; s, [engl. caterer, zu: to cater, ↑ Catering] (Fachspr.): auf das Catering… … Universal-Lexikon
caterer — UK [ˈkeɪtərə(r)] / US [ˈkeɪtərər] noun [countable] Word forms caterer : singular caterer plural caterers a person or business that organizes the food and drinks for an event such as a party or meeting … English dictionary
caterer — cater ► VERB chiefly Brit. 1) (cater for) provide food and drink at (a social event). 2) (cater for/to) provide with what is needed or required. 3) (cater for) take into account. 4) (cater to) satisfy (a need or demand) … English terms dictionary
Caterer and Hotelkeeper — Infobox Magazine title = Caterer and Hotelkeeper image size = 175px image caption = editor = Mark Lewis company = Reed Business Information Ltd frequency = Weekly language = British English category = Catering publisher = Trevor Goodman firstdate … Wikipedia
caterer — noun see cater … New Collegiate Dictionary
caterer — /kay teuhr euhr/, n. 1. one whose business is to provide food, supplies, and sometimes service at social gatherings. 2. one who caters. [1585 95; CATER + ER1] * * * … Universalium
