cater-cornered
Americanadjective
adverb
adjective
Etymology
Origin of cater-cornered
First recorded in 1830–40; dialectal cater (adverb) diagonally (probably to be identified with obsolete cater “four,” from Middle French, quatre, from Latin quattuor ) + cornered
Example Sentences
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The new Colburn structure is under construction on a former parking lot, cater-cornered to the current campus, at 2nd and Olive streets just east of the Grand, creating three contiguous blocks of Gehry-designed buildings.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2024
Walk a block west on East Pike toward Broadway, then turn left at the intersection cater-cornered from the QFC.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 25, 2023
Lander will drop you at Hiawatha Playfield, another green space good for a break, which is cater-cornered from Safeway, prime for a bathroom and water if need be.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 8, 2022
“We put a ‘Soul Brother’ sign out front,” recalled Rick Lee, whose family still owns Lee’s Flower Shop, which is cater-cornered from Industrial Bank.
From Washington Post • Mar. 22, 2018
He said, "I know a short cut, cater-cornered across the new clearing."
From Westways by Mitchell, S. Weir (Silas Weir)
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