platter

noun

plat·​ter ˈpla-tər 

1

a

: a large plate used especially for serving meat

b

: plate sense 3c(2)

2

: a phonograph record

platterful

ˈpla-tər-ˌfu̇l 

noun

see also:

on a platter

Examples of platter in a Sentence

large platters of hot turkey and ham

The chicken platter comes with fries and coleslaw.

She ordered the seafood platter.

Recent Examples on the Web

Food and drink All-day restaurant Pure serves up a sprawling breakfast buffet complete with omelette and pancake stations, heaving tropical fruit platters, and baked goods galore, including Polynesian treats like coconut bread. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2026

Transfer to a platter and top with parsley leaves with tender stems. —Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 May 2026

This approach will be needed on more than one occasion, and your offering will result in a clean platter, every time. —Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 16 May 2026

Over the past several years, trends have shifted from huge platters of food to more manageable and shareable plates. —Connie Ogle updated May 15, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English plater, from Anglo-French, from plat plate

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing platter

• on a platter

Rhymes for platter

• atter
• batter
• blatter
• catarrh
• chatter
• clatter
• fatter
• flatter
• hatter
• latter
• matter
• natter

Kids Definition

platter

noun

plat·​ter ˈplat-ər 

1

: a large plate used especially for serving meat

2

: a phonograph record