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plater¹

Rhymes with -eɪtə(ɹ)

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From plate + -er.

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

Plater²

proper noun Platers

  1. A surname.

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noun someone who plates metal

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"plater." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/plater. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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plater. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/plater

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"plater." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/plater.

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@misc{plater_2026,
  title = {plater},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/plater},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}