Meanings
adjectivecatercorner (not comparable)
- alternativenot comparableAlternative form of cater-corner.
From my living room, I trained my binoculars on the redbrick monstrosity catercorner from me.
2012, Stephen King, chapter 20, in 11/22/63, page 531
adverbcatercorner (not comparable)
- alternativenot comparableAlternative form of cater-corner.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveslanted across a polygon on a diagonal line
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Cite this entry
APA
catercorner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catercorner
MLA
“catercorner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catercorner. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “catercorner,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catercorner.
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