1
: one that plates
2
a
: a horse that runs chiefly in plate races
b
: a racehorse that competes in the lowest grade of races

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Being able to work elbow-to-elbow with skilled artisans like solders and platers is one of the upsides. Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 26 Nov. 2025 Many creative platers like to cut a circular hole out of their bread loaf, which the butter candle then nestles inside. Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Dec. 2025 The lime green gemstone is set atop 925 silver plater with white rhodium and 18K gold. Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024 By the final 10 minutes, the game had turned testy with platers having to be separated multiple times. Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 3 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for plater

Word History

First Known Use

1719, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of plater was in 1719

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“Plater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plater. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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