caterer

caterer englannista suomeksi

1. pitopalvelu

0. Substantiivi

caterer englanniksi

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

2. 1821 June 19, ”Peregrine,” ''The Traveller: Letter IV'', in ''The Kaleidoscope; Or, Literary and Scientific Mirror'', page 401,

It was in vain that I petitioned, appealing to our caterer, if proofs of appetite were wanting; for sick men seldom have occasion for that important person′s services.

3. {{quote-book|en|year=1830|author=Frederick Marryat|chapter=The King′s Own|year_published=1840|title=The Complete Works of Captain F. Marryatt|volume=I|pageurl=http://books.google.com.au/books?id=7688AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA335&dq=%22caterer%22%7C%22caterers%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=4voRUfT4KenSmAXkp4F4&redir_esc=yv=onepage&q=%22caterer%22%7C%22caterers%22&f=false|page=335

4. {{quote-book|en|year=1838|title=The Southern Literary Messenger|volume=IV|pageurl=http://books.google.com.au/books?id=_E4FAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA263&dq=%22caterer%22%7C%22caterers%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=4voRUfT4KenSmAXkp4F4&redir_esc=yv=onepage&q=%22caterer%22%7C%22caterers%22&f=false|page=263

5. 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.

6. {{quote-journal|en|date=July 23 1979|author=Andrew O. Shapiro|title=Of Canceled Parties and the Beleaguered Teenager|journal=York (magazine)|New York|pageurl=http://books.google.com.au/books?id=_-ACAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA64&dq=%22caterer%22%7C%22caterers%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ZNwRUYKMCurzmAXR4IFQ&redir_esc=yv=onepage&q=%22caterer%22%7C%22caterers%22&f=false|page=64

7. 1994, John N. Ingham, Lynne B. Feldman, ''Dutrieuille, Peter Albert (1838—1916) and Albert E. Dutrieuille (July 26, 1877—April 25, 1974)'', entry in ''African-American Business Leaders: A Biographical Dictionary'', page 225,

From a family of French West African descent, Albert Dutrieuille was the last of the great African-American caterers in Philadelphia.

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