noun
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a person or thing that plates
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horse racing
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a mediocre horse entered chiefly for minor races
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a blacksmith who shoes racehorses with the special type of light shoe used for racing
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Etymology
Origin of plater
Example Sentences
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Mr Paterson, a plater and shipyard worker who was walking home after a curry night with his friend and cousin, suffered "significant external and internal" injuries.
From BBC • Nov. 17, 2025
Alex Logan started to learn his trade as a shipbuilder at the age of 16 and has spent his entire working life at the Ferguson shipyard as a plater.
From BBC • Sep. 13, 2025
Nathan Wyllie, 19, is being trained as a plater.
From BBC • Sep. 27, 2022
A tall chestnut plater flicked his ears and stumbled to his feet, making a sudden muffled thunder in the darkness.
From Time Magazine Archive
He's a selling plater going up agin so-called stake horses!
From Old Man Curry Race Track Stories by Van Loan, Charles E. (Charles Emmett)
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