name, noun ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Someone who plates metal.
2. 2
   a skilled worker who coats articles with a film of metal (usually silver or gold) wordnet
3. 3
   Someone who installs sheet metal and armour plating, particularly on trains, ships, tanks, and similar items.
4. 4
   A machine for calendering paper.
5. 5
   A device for depositing cells on a plate.

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6. 6
   A horse that runs chiefly in selling plates; hence, an inferior racehorse.

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms

entryfavoriteponyracerselling-platerstable

Etymology

From plate + -er.

Related phrases

armour platingselling plate

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