platter

noun

plat·​ter ˈpla-tər 

1

a

: a large plate used especially for serving meat

b

: plate sense 3c(2)

2

: a phonograph record

platterful

ˈpla-tər-ˌfu̇l 

noun

see also:

on a platter

Examples of platter in a Sentence

large platters of hot turkey and ham

The chicken platter comes with fries and coleslaw.

She ordered the seafood platter.

Recent Examples on the Web

Guests share pupu platters and drink rum cocktails beneath the glow of colored lamps. — Tracey Teo, AJC.com, 23 July 2026

Pewter Like silver-plate, pewter items, from julep cups to soup bowls to platters, are a dynamite thrift store find. — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 23 July 2026

They must be shipped to theaters in multiple portions that are then hand-spliced together over several hours into a single, four-to-six foot-wide platter that is then handled with a special forklift. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 22 July 2026

Lunchboxxx sells appetizers such as wings, pita platters, popcorn chicken and a full spread of deli sides. — Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 21 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English plater, from Anglo-French, from plat plate

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing platter

• on a platter

Rhymes for platter

• atter
• batter
• blatter
• catarrh
• chatter
• clatter
• fatter
• flatter
• hatter
• latter
• matter
• natter

Kids Definition

platter

noun

plat·​ter ˈplat-ər 

1

: a large plate used especially for serving meat

2

: a phonograph record