The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cater-cornered
Cater-cornered \Ca"ter-cor`nered\, a. [Cf. Cater to cut diagonally.] Diagonal. [Colloq.]
Wiktionary
cater-cornered
a. (context US English) cater-corner
WordNet
cater-cornered
adj. slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line; "set off in a catty-corner direction across the vacant lot" [syn: catacorner, cata-cornered, catercorner, catty-corner, catty-cornered, kitty-corner, kitty-cornered]
Usage examples of "cater-cornered".
Doors, slightly ajar on either side of the lounge, showed sleeping accommodations but there were two doors in front of them that were not open, and one set cater-cornered on the left-hand side.
A sign ahead of them and cater-cornered across from the stage station told them that here was the National Saloon.