PLATER

plater

(noun) a skilled worker who coats articles with a film of metal (usually silver or gold)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

plater (plural platers)

Someone who plates metal.

Someone who installs sheet metal and armour plating, particularly on trains, ships, tanks, and similar items.

A machine for calendering paper.

(biology) A device for depositing cells on a plate.

(horse-racing) A horse that runs chiefly in selling plates; hence, an inferior racehorse.

Anagrams

• Alpert, palter, replat

Proper noun

Plater (plural Platers)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Plater is the 23785th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1063 individuals. Plater is most common among Black/African American (71.78%) and White (21.83%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Alpert, palter, replat

Source: Wiktionary


Plat"er, n.

Definition: One who plates or coats articles with gold or silver; as, a silver plater.

2. A machine for calendering paper.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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