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CASTER (caster)
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Dictionary entry overview: What does caster mean?
• CASTER (noun)
The noun CASTER has 3 senses:
1. a worker who casts molten metal into finished products
2. a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling powdered sugar
3. a pivoting roller attached to the bottom of furniture or trucks or portable machines to make them movable
Familiarity information: CASTER used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A worker who casts molten metal into finished products
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("caster" is a kind of...):
worker (a person who works at a specific occupation)
Derivation:
cast (form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling powdered sugar
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
caster; castor
Hypernyms ("caster" is a kind of...):
shaker (a container in which something can be shaken)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A pivoting roller attached to the bottom of furniture or trucks or portable machines to make them movable
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
caster; castor
Hypernyms ("caster" is a kind of...):
roller (a small wheel without spokes (as on a roller skate))
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