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

Phrases

on a platter

: without effort : very easily

… can have the presidency on a platter.

—Jonathan Daniels

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

Place on a serving platter and garnish with green onions and chilis. —David Morgan, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025

Lakers and Charlotte might have one waiting for them on a silver platter. —Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025

When all Brussels sprouts have been fried and salted, transfer them to a serving platter and drizzle with the balsamic reduction or balsamic glaze before serving. —Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 18 Nov. 2025

Or a spinny orange swirl of spaghetti pomodoro atop Porta’s Tommaso platter, which features sardines in a cerulean sunburst ($198)? —Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

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

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