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paster

noun
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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