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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Plater

/plāt'-ẽr/ · Plat·er · IPA /plˈeɪtər/
01 n. One who plates or coats articles with gold or silver; as, a silver plater.
  1. 1.
    One who plates or coats articles with gold or silver; as, a silver plater.
  2. 2.
    A machine for calendering paper.
02 n. A horse that runs chiefly in plate, esp. selling-plate, races; hence, an inferior race horse.
  1. 1.
    A horse that runs chiefly in plate, esp. selling-plate, races; hence, an inferior race horse.(Horse Racing)