Associations to the word «Plater»

Wiktionary

PLATER, noun. Someone who plates metal.
PLATER, noun. Someone who installs sheet metal and armour plating, particularly on trains, ships, tanks, and similar items.
PLATER, noun. A machine for calendering paper.
PLATER, noun. (biology) A device for depositing cells on a plate.
PLATER, noun. (horse-racing) A horse that runs chiefly in selling plates; hence, an inferior racehorse.

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke