One who caters or provides food and drink; an archaic term for a caterer.
From 'be-' plus 'cater,' from Old French 'acater' (to buy provisions). The 'be-' prefix here creates an agent noun (someone who does the action).
In medieval and early modern English, 'becater' was a recognized profession for someone who bought provisions for noble households, predating the modern word 'caterer' by centuries.
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