# caterer

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkeɪtəɹɚ/ · frequency rank #40,167

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
From cater + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **caters** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caterer-vs-caters)
- **catheter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caterer-vs-catheter)
- **cater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cater-vs-caterer)
- **carer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carer-vs-caterer)
- **career** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/career-vs-caterer)
- **catcher** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/catcher-vs-caterer)
- **catered** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/catered-vs-caterer)

## Common misspellings (10)
`acterer`, `caetrer`, `cateerr`, `catererr`, `caterre`, `caterrer`, `catreer`, `catterer`, `ccaterer`, `ctaerer`

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