caterer

Meaning

1. A person employed to obtain and maintain the storage of provisions, especially food.
2. A person or company hired to provide and serve food, usually for a large group and at a location separate from where the food is prepared.

Synonyms

provider

supplier

purveyor

provisioner

victualler

outfitter

procurer

restaurateur

shipper

steward

stewardess

vendor

victualer

bringer

refectioner

catering

commissary

expediter

furnisher

Translations

traiteur

proveedor

fournisseur

abastecedor

fornitore

suministrador

pourvoyeur

προμηθευτής

Lieferant

livreur

εστιάτορας

leverancier

Lieferbetrieb

Auftragnehmer

Lebensmittellieferant

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkeɪtəɹɚ/

Etymology

From cater + -er.