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plater
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun plater has 1 sense
- plater(n = noun.person) Array - a skilled worker who coats articles with a film of metal (usually silver or gold); Array has particulars: electroplater
is a kind of skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker
Derived form verb plate1
CIDE DICTIONARY
plater, n.
- One who plates or coats articles with gold or silver; as, a silver plater. [1913 Webster]
- A machine for calendering paper. [1913 Webster]
plater, n.
A horse that runs chiefly in plate, esp. selling-plate, races; hence, an inferior race horse. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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