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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“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 trained plasterer was first released in 2011, but suffered a mental health breakdown and was treated in hospital.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2024
That's exactly what plasterer Macaulay Preece, 23, did when approached by TikTok influencer Aydan Al-Saad on the streets of Cardiff.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2023
His father and mother, a plasterer and seamstress, respectively, were Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 9, 2023
A plasterer who had been in his rooms reported them furnished with statues, oil paintings, and white fur rugs.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
