[ noun ] a skilled worker who coats articles with a film of metal (usually silver or gold) <noun.person>
Plater \Plat"er\, n. One who plates or coats articles with gold or silver; as, a silver plater.
2. A machine for calendering paper.
Plater \Plat"er\, n. (Horse Racing) A horse that runs chiefly in plate, esp. selling-plate, races; hence, an inferior race horse. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]