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paster

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past·​er | \ ˈpāstə(r) \
plural -s

Definition of paster

1 : one that pastes: such as
a : a worker who stretches leather for drying by pasting it smoothly on boards or plates
b : a worker who arranges floor tiles into a form board according to a sketched design and pastes a sheet of paper to the top to preserve the pattern
c : luter
d : a machine that applies paste
2 : a slip of paper with a gummed back designed to be pasted on something : sticker

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“Paster.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paster. Accessed 12 December 2019.

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