caster

[ kas-ter, kah-ster ]
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nounAlso cas·tor (for defs. 2-5).
  1. a person or thing that casts.

  2. a small wheel on a swivel, set under a piece of furniture, a machine, etc., to facilitate moving it.

  1. a bottle or cruet for holding a condiment.

  2. a stand containing a set of such bottles.

  3. a metal container for sugar, pepper, etc., having a perforated top to permit sprinkling; dredger; muffineer.

  4. Automotive. the angle that the kingpin makes with the vertical. Automobiles are usually designed with the upper end of the kingpin inclined rearward (positive caster ) for improved directional stability.

verb (used without object)
  1. (of a wheel) to swivel freely in a horizontal plane.

Origin of caster

1
Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at cast, -er1

Other words from caster

  • cast·er·less, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for caster

caster

/ (ˈkɑːstə) /


noun
  1. a person or thing that casts

  2. Also: castor a bottle with a perforated top for sprinkling sugar, etc, or a stand containing such bottles

  1. Also: castor a small wheel mounted on a swivel so that the wheel tends to turn into its plane of rotation

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