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CASTER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: caster   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A pivoting roller attached to the bottom of furniture or trucks or portable machines to make them movable

Synonyms:

caster; castor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("caster" is a kind of...):

roller (a small wheel without spokes (as on a roller skate))

Sense 2

Meaning:

A shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling powdered sugar

Synonyms:

caster; castor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("caster" is a kind of...):

shaker (a container in which something can be shaken)

Sense 3

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)

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