acatern.

Brit.

/əˈkeɪtə/, U.S.

/əˈkeɪdər/

Forms:

α. Middle English acatour.

β. 1600s 1800s– acater.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French acatour, achatour.

Etymology: < Anglo-Norman acatour, acatur, akatur (late 13th cent. or earlier), variant of achatour achatour n. (compare Anglo-Norman and Old French acater , variant of achater achate v.). With the β. forms compare -er suffix². Compare achatour n., cater n.¹, and later caterer n.The following use as a surname probably reflects currency of the Anglo-Norman rather than of the Middle English word:1288 in H. T. Riley Memorials London (1868) 23 Joce le Akatur.

Now historical.

A purchaser of provisions; a provider or preparer of foodstuffs or delicacies; a purveyor, a caterer.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > providing or receiving food > [noun] > supplying food or catering > supplier of food or caterer

purveyor1340

victualler1377

caterc1400

purveyoressc1400

achatourc1405

acaterc1415

providerc1485

provenderc1530

meatsman1567

caterer1592

proveditor1592

viander1598

foregoer1601

meat-man1614

prog man1618

provedore1631

provisioner1633

meater1643

opsonator1656

sutler1710

α.

c1415 (c1387–95) G. Chaucer Canterbury Tales Prol. (Lansd.) (1868) l. 568 A gentill Maunciple was þere of a temple Of whiche acatours [c1405 Hengwrt Achatours, c1425 Petworth a catour] miht take goode ensample.

β. a1637 B. Jonson Sad Shepherd ii. vi. 28 in Wks. (1640) III Go, beare 'hem in to Much Th'Acater. 1856 R. Upton Home Stud. 1 An acater, to understand his or her business, should know which meats and vegetables best consort with certain seasons.1979 M. Pelling & C. Webster in C. Webster Health, Med., & Mortality 16th Cent. vi. 181 The male and female officers included: surgeons; wardens or watchers; keepers, providers, purveyors or acaters; searchers, viewers, and nurses.2005 G. Lehmann in I. Baudino et al. Invisible Woman i. i. 10 Before domestic service became feminized.., household management in the great houses was shared among various male servants, such as the steward, the acater, and the clerk of the kitchen.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	acater
释义	acatern. Brit. /əˈkeɪtə/, U.S. /əˈkeɪdər/ Forms: α. Middle English acatour. β. 1600s 1800s– acater. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French acatour, achatour. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman acatour, acatur, akatur (late 13th cent. or earlier), variant of achatour achatour n. (compare Anglo-Norman and Old French acater , variant of achater achate v.). With the β. forms compare -er suffix². Compare achatour n., cater n.¹, and later caterer n.The following use as a surname probably reflects currency of the Anglo-Norman rather than of the Middle English word:1288 in H. T. Riley Memorials London (1868) 23 Joce le Akatur. Now historical. A purchaser of provisions; a provider or preparer of foodstuffs or delicacies; a purveyor, a caterer. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > providing or receiving food > [noun] > supplying food or catering > supplier of food or caterer purveyor1340 victualler1377 caterc1400 purveyoressc1400 achatourc1405 acaterc1415 providerc1485 provenderc1530 meatsman1567 caterer1592 proveditor1592 viander1598 foregoer1601 meat-man1614 prog man1618 provedore1631 provisioner1633 meater1643 opsonator1656 sutler1710 α. c1415 (c1387–95) G. Chaucer Canterbury Tales Prol. (Lansd.) (1868) l. 568 A gentill Maunciple was þere of a temple Of whiche acatours [c1405 Hengwrt Achatours, c1425 Petworth a catour] miht take goode ensample. β. a1637 B. Jonson Sad Shepherd ii. vi. 28 in Wks. (1640) III Go, beare 'hem in to Much Th'Acater. View more context for this quotation1856 R. Upton Home Stud. 1 An acater, to understand his or her business, should know which meats and vegetables best consort with certain seasons.1979 M. Pelling & C. Webster in C. Webster Health, Med., & Mortality 16th Cent. vi. 181 The male and female officers included: surgeons; wardens or watchers; keepers, providers, purveyors or acaters; searchers, viewers, and nurses.2005 G. Lehmann in I. Baudino et al. Invisible Woman i. i. 10 Before domestic service became feminized.., household management in the great houses was shared among various male servants, such as the steward, the acater, and the clerk of the kitchen. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.c1415
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