# cater-corner

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈkatəˌkɔːnə/

## Definitions
1. Of or pertaining to something at a diagonal to another; of four corners, those diagonal to another.
2. Uneven, not square, as mislaid stones or people with a limping gait.

## Etymology
Presumably a clipped form of cater-cornered, from cater + cornered, q.v., although catty-cornered is attested earlier (1838).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cater-corner