Caster

Quick meaning: Caster is a noun meaning Someone or something that casts.

Meaning

Someone or something that casts.

More Meanings

1. A shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling condiments such as sugar, salt, pepper, etc.
2. A stand to hold a set of shakers or cruets.
3. To act as a caster
4. (automotive) The angle of the axis around which a car's front wheels rotate when the steering wheel is turned, with a vertical axis being defined as zero caster.
5. A wheeled assembly attached to a larger object at its base to facilitate rolling. A caster usually consists of a wheel (which may be plastic, a hard elastomer, or metal), an axle, a mounting provision (usually a stem, flange, or plate), and sometimes a swivel (which allows the caster to rotate for steering).

Example Sentences

a set of casters

a caster of spells

a caster of stones

a caster of bronze statuary

Word Forms

• casters
• castor
• castering
• castered

Synonyms for caster

Depending on context, synonyms include casterwheel, cruet, castor.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include castor, breakthrough, progress, advance, cruet, bait.

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