Plater

name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
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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  1. 6
    A horse that runs chiefly in selling plates; hence, an inferior racehorse.

Etymology

From plate + -er.

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