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CASTER
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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:
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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