Cantered vs Catered - What's the difference?

cantered | catered |

As verbs the difference between cantered and catered

is that cantered is past tense of canter while catered is past tense of cater.

cantered

English

Verb

(head)

(canter)

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canter

English

(wikipedia canter)

Etymology 1

Short for Canterbury pace , from the supposed easy pace of medieval pilgrims to Canterbury.

Noun

(en noun)

A gait of a horse between a trot and a gallop, consisting of three beats and a "suspension" phase, where there are no feet on the ground. Also describing this gait on other four legged animals.

A ride on a horse at such speed.

Verb

(en verb)

To move at such pace.

To cause to move at a canter; to ride (a horse) at a canter.

Derived terms

* in a canter, at a canter

Etymology 2

Noun

(en noun)

One who cants or whines; a beggar.

One who makes hypocritical pretensions to goodness; one who uses canting language.

* Macaulay

The day when he was a canter and a rebel.

Anagrams

* ---- ==Jèrriais==

Verb

(roa-jer-verb)

to list

to lean

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catered

English

Verb

(head)

(cater)

Anagrams

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cater

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl)

Verb

(en verb)

To provide food professionally for a special occasion.

Did you hire someone to cater our party next week?

To provide things to satisfy a person or a need, to serve.

I always wanted someone to cater to my every whim.

Derived terms

* caterer * cater for * cater to

Noun

(en noun)

(obsolete) A provider; a purveyor; a caterer.

Etymology 2

Verb

(en verb)

(obsolete) To cut diagonally.

(Halliwell)

Etymology 3

(etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)

The four of cards or dice.

(Webster 1913)

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