plural of Cater

(campanology) bell changes rung on nine bells

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cater

plural of cater

A person employed to obtain and maintain the storage of provisions, especially food.

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

(UK dialect, US) Diagonally.

(rare, obsolete) Four. / (card games, dice games, obsolete) The four of cards or dice. / (music) A method of ringing nine bells in four pairs with a ninth tenor bell.

(UK dialect) To place, set, move, or cut diagonally or rhomboidally.

(transitive, intransitive) To provide with food, especially for a special occasion as a professional service.