cater
Feed a gathering
Cater means to provide food and service, typically for events: Who's catering the wedding?
A caterer handles meals for parties, conferences, and gatherings.
More broadly, to cater to someone or something is to attend to their needs or desires: The resort caters to wealthy tourists, politicians catering to special interests.
This extended sense sometimes implies excessive accommodation or pandering.
Clothing alteration professional
- customizeAlter to fit preferences
- adaptModify for new conditions
- suitMatched formal garments
- adjustChange to fit better
pander · indulge · appease · satisfy · please · gratify · oblige · defer
Marriage rite and feast
- banquetFormal celebratory meal
- receptionAct of receiving guests
- galaFestive formal occasion
- conferenceOrganized meeting for discussion
party · buffet · luncheon · corporate · convention · ceremony · festival · seminar
Receiving guests socially
- entertainingProviding amusement or enjoyment
- welcomingReceiving others warmly
- graciousnessCourteous, kind demeanor
- guestWelcomed visitor
reception · cordiality · courtesy · warmth · accommodate · attentive · gracious · host
Furnish or stock
- food serviceMeal preparation industry
- mealsScheduled eating occasions
- refreshmentsLight fare served socially
- menuList of available dishes
cuisine · fare · spread · commissary · provisions · foodservice · sustenance · dietary
tailor
Clothing alteration professional
adjust · pander · indulge · appease · satisfy · please · gratify · oblige · defer · kowtow
wedding
Marriage rite and feast
conference · party · buffet · luncheon · corporate · convention · ceremony · festival · seminar · summit
hosting
Receiving guests socially
- entertainingProviding amusement or enjoyment
- welcomingReceiving others warmly
- graciousnessCourteous, kind demeanor
guest · reception · cordiality · courtesy · warmth · accommodate · attentive · gracious · host · amenities
supply
Furnish or stock
- food serviceMeal preparation industry
- mealsScheduled eating occasions
- refreshmentsLight fare served socially
menu · cuisine · fare · spread · commissary · provisions · foodservice · sustenance · dietary · repast
waitstaff
Restaurant service employees
cook · sommelier · platter · tray · carver · busboy · steward · attendant · butler · housekeeper
- serviceserve, help, aid, assist, tend
- portioningportion, divide, share, distribute, allocate
- weddingwedding, wedding ring, marry, wedding ceremony, wedding rings
- indulgenceindulgence, indulge, indulgent, self-indulgent, overindulgence
- attend toattend to, see to, take care of, look after, tend
- supply chain verbssupply, deliver, distribute, ship, transport
- catch upReach someone ahead
- catch fireBegin combustion
- catch a coldBecome mildly sick
- catch onGrasp or gain popularity
- catch on fireBegin to burn
- catch one's breathPause to restore normal breathing
catch, catering, caterer, catered, caters, caterers, self-catering