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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a skilled worker who coats articles with a film of metal (usually silver or gold); 



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Plater \Plat"er\, n.
   One who plates or coats articles with gold or silver; as, a
   silver plater.
   [1913 Webster]

   2. A machine for calendering paper.
      [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Plater \Plat"er\, n. (Horse Racing)
   A horse that runs chiefly in plate, esp. selling-plate,
   races; hence, an inferior race horse.
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

plater
    n 1: a skilled worker who coats articles with a film of metal
         (usually silver or gold)