caster

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cast·er | \ ˈka-stər

Definition of caster

1 : one that casts especially : a machine that casts type

2 or castor \ ˈka-stər

a : a usually silver table vessel with a perforated top for sprinkling a seasoning (such as sugar or spice)

b : a usually revolving metal stand bearing condiment containers (such as cruets, mustard pot, and often shakers) for table use : a cruet stand

3 : any of a set of wheels or rotating balls mounted in a swivel frame and used for the support and movement of furniture, trucks, and portable equipment

4 : the slight usually backward tilt from vertical of the axis of the steering mechanism of an automobile for giving directional stability to the front wheels

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Recent Examples on the Web Front caster wheels don’t track particularly well on bumpy ground or mowing sidehills. — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 5 May 2022 The wizard, a caster who smites from the sky and heals herself and allies. — Boone Ashworth, Wired, 21 Feb. 2022 Their latest effort, Starfinder Spell Cards, put all the information a spell caster needs for their cool powers on a single card. — Rob Wieland, Forbes, 30 Jan. 2022 With a radiant light pouring from behind a hooded cowl, a mask caster will wait patiently as Sable reaches into a pool of white light emanating from beneath the hood and retrieve a mask. — Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2021 Relentless/Vorpal – Just a good damage combo, but other swords may do it better, as this isn’t really what a caster is for. — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2021 Wheels in the center of the vacuum propel it across the floor, while a swivel ball caster wheel at the front maneuvers the machine. — Kristina Mcguirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2021 The company is spending $700 million to add a third electric arc furnace and a second caster for molten steel at its North Star minimill in Delta, Ohio. — Paul Hannon, WSJ, 21 June 2021 Of course, those spells also have combat utility (for example, letting a squishy spell caster stay untouchable above a horde of melee enemies, or allowing a melee fighter to soar through the air to combat a flying enemy mage). — Jason Bennett, Arkansas Online, 14 June 2021 See More

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