- plasterer
- noun see plaster II
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
plasterer
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Plasterer — Plas ter*er, n. 1. One who applies plaster or mortar. Thy father was a plasterer. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. One who makes plaster casts. The plasterer doth make his figures by addition. Sir H. Wotton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Plasterer — A Plasterer is a tradesman who works with plaster, such as forming a layer of plaster on an interior wall or plaster decorative moldings on ceilings or walls. The process of creating plasterwork, called plastering, has been used in building… … Wikipedia
plasterer — UK [ˈplɑːstərə(r)] / US [ˈplæstərər] noun [countable] Word forms plasterer : singular plasterer plural plasterers someone whose job is to put plaster on walls or ceilings … English dictionary
plasterer — [[t]plɑ͟ːstərə(r), plæ̱s [/t]] plasterers N COUNT A plasterer is a person whose job it is to cover walls and ceilings with plaster … English dictionary
plasterer — plaster ► NOUN 1) a soft mixture of lime with sand or cement and water for spreading on walls and ceilings to form a smooth hard surface when dried. 2) (also plaster of Paris) a hard white substance made by adding water to powdered gypsum, used… … English terms dictionary
plasterer's radio — Adj. When likened to, meaning messy, disorderly, dirty, ugly. E.g. He had a face like a plasterer s radio. It was covered in spots … English slang and colloquialisms
plasterer — See plaster. * * * … Universalium
plasterer — noun A person whose occupation is to plaster walls … Wiktionary
plasterer — plas|ter|er [ˈpla:stərə US ˈplæstərər] n BrE someone whose job is to cover walls and ceilings with ↑plaster … Dictionary of contemporary English
plasterer — plas|ter|er [ plæstərər ] noun count someone whose job is to put PLASTER on walls or ceilings … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
