plaster
noun
a composition, as of lime or gypsum, sand, water, and sometimes hair or other fiber, applied in a pasty form to walls, ceilings, etc., and allowed to harden and dry.
plasterer
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a word derived from
plaster.
Example Sentences
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Lee, who is a plasterer and singer songwriter, performing as "soundstruggles", recalls there being all sorts in the water - even cars at the bottom - when the incident happened in the mid 90s.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
“Nobody had ever really heard of this place,” said Steve Jones, a plasterer who works on the local council.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026
The forward was a plasterer back then and she still considers that to be her trade now, although these days she spends much more time on a football pitch.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2023
His father and mother, a plasterer and seamstress, respectively, were Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 9, 2023
“To! Anybody knows someone who’s an electrician? A plasterer? A plumber?”
From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez
