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caterer(dictionary)
caterer(dictionary)

Vygotsky, L(ev) S(emyonovich) (sh) and caterer (iou)


Vygotsky, L(ev) S(emyonovich) (sh)




born Nov. 5, 1896, Orsha, Russia
died June 11, 1934, Moscow

Soviet psychologist.

He studied linguistics and philosophy at the University of Moscow before becoming involved in psychological research. While working at Moscow's Institute of Psychology (1924-34), he became a major figure in post-revolutionary Soviet psychology. He studied the role of social and cultural factors in the making of human consciousness; his theory of signs and their relationship to the development of speech influenced psychologists such as A.R. Luria and Jean Piaget. His best-known work, Thought and Language (1934), was briefly suppressed as a threat to Stalinism.


caterer (iou)



caterer noun. ME.
[from CATER noun1 or verb2 + -ER1.]
A person who caters or provides provisions for a household, club, etc.; esp. a person whose trade is to supply, cook, serve, etc., Food at a social function. ME.
gen. A person who provides amusements, requisites, etc. E18.