plater

noun

plat·​er ˈplā-tər How to pronounce plater (audio)
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

Examples of plater in a Sentence

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The lime green gemstone is set atop 925 silver plater with white rhodium and 18K gold. Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024 Chrome platers have methods to contain the vapors and minimize human exposure. Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 14 June 2024 Just a few months ago, Vanessa Hudgens married MLB plater Cole Tucker in Mexico, proving the 35-year-old actor is just full of surprises. Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 10 Mar. 2024 Hogues learned to work on cars instead and retired as a chrome plater in Waxahachie. Sonia Rao, Dallas News, 29 June 2023 The state’s original proposal called for decorative platers to stop using chrome-6 in 2027. Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2023 YouTube countered that Disney wouldn’t agree to those rates even if it was tied to if or when YouTube TV passed the cable companies to become the largest plater in pay-TV. Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019

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 9 Nov. 2025.

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