plater
nounEtymology From plate + -er.
1
Someone who plates metal.
2
Someone who installs sheet metal and armour plating, particularly on trains, ships, tanks, and similar items.
3
A machine for calendering paper.
4
Biology, Natural sciences A device for depositing cells on a plate.
5
Hobbies, Horse racing, Horseracing, Horses, Lifestyle, Pets, Racing, Sports A horse that runs chiefly in selling plates; hence, an inferior racehorse.
- Related terms
- electroplater, L-plater, P-plater, selling-plater, tin-plater