Plasterer

Plasterer
Plasterer Plas"ter*er, n. 1. One who applies plaster or mortar. ``Thy father was a plasterer.'' --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2. One who makes plaster casts. ``The plasterer doth make his figures by addition.'' --Sir H. Wotton. [1913 Webster]


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  • Plasterer — A Plasterer is a tradesman who works with plaster, such as forming a layer of plaster on an interior wall or plaster decorative moldings on ceilings or walls. The process of creating plasterwork, called plastering, has been used in building… …   Wikipedia

  • plasterer — UK [ˈplɑːstərə(r)] / US [ˈplæstərər] noun [countable] Word forms plasterer : singular plasterer plural plasterers someone whose job is to put plaster on walls or ceilings …   English dictionary

  • plasterer — [[t]plɑ͟ːstərə(r), plæ̱s [/t]] plasterers N COUNT A plasterer is a person whose job it is to cover walls and ceilings with plaster …   English dictionary

  • plasterer — plaster ► NOUN 1) a soft mixture of lime with sand or cement and water for spreading on walls and ceilings to form a smooth hard surface when dried. 2) (also plaster of Paris) a hard white substance made by adding water to powdered gypsum, used… …   English terms dictionary

  • plasterer's radio — Adj. When likened to, meaning messy, disorderly, dirty, ugly. E.g. He had a face like a plasterer s radio. It was covered in spots …   English slang and colloquialisms

  • plasterer — noun see plaster II …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • plasterer — See plaster. * * * …   Universalium

  • plasterer — noun A person whose occupation is to plaster walls …   Wiktionary

  • plasterer — plas|ter|er [ˈpla:stərə US ˈplæstərər] n BrE someone whose job is to cover walls and ceilings with ↑plaster …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • plasterer — plas|ter|er [ plæstərər ] noun count someone whose job is to put PLASTER on walls or ceilings …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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