plater

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see also: Plater

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Noun

plater (plural platers)

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) A device for depositing cells on a plate.
5. (horse-racing) A horse that runs chiefly in selling plates; hence, an inferior racehorse.

Related terms

• electroplater

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Plater

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Proper noun

1. Surname

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