acater
/əˈkeɪtə/Now historical
noun
A purchaser of provisions; a provider or preparer of foodstuffs or delicacies; a purveyor, a caterer.
Origin
Late Middle English; earliest use found in Geoffrey Chaucer (c1340–1400), poet and administrator. From Anglo-Norman acatour, acatur, akatur, variant of achatour achatour. With the some forms compare -er.