plater
play ter
- n a skilled worker who coats articles with a film of metal (usually silver or gold)
- Affirmed ran the first half-mile in a plater-slow 47 35 sec.
- Still going away when he crossed the finish line four lengths ahead, the little ex-plater set a new track record (1 min.
- Sometimes a halterman develops a plater into a first-class racer, risks the $200 or more entry fee to put him in a rich stake or handicap race.