caster
/ˈkæstər/
noun
- A small wheel or set of wheels attached to the bottom of furniture or equipment to make it easy to move.
- She replaced the broken caster on the bottom of the heavy dresser.
- The hospital bed is equipped with lockable casters for safety.
- The office chair has five casters so it can roll smoothly across the carpet.
- A container with a perforated top used for sprinkling sugar, salt, or other powdered substances.
- The salt caster on the dining table was made of silver.
- He passed the sugar caster so she could sweeten her tea.
- She filled the caster with cinnamon and used it to dust the toast.
- A person who casts something, such as a fisherman who casts a line or an actor in a play.
- The skilled caster sent the fishing line far out into the lake.
- The metal caster poured the molten bronze into the mold.
- In the theater, the caster chose the lead actor for the new production.