plater
/ˈpleɪtər/
noun
- A person or company that applies a thin layer of metal (such as silver, gold, or chrome) onto the surface of an object, often for decoration or protection.
- My uncle works as a plater at a factory that coats car bumpers with chrome.
- The jeweler hired a skilled plater to give the necklace a shiny silver finish.
- The antique shop sent the old teapot to a plater to restore its original luster.
- A person who serves food on plates, especially in a restaurant or at a banquet.
- During the wedding reception, the plater made sure every guest received their meal at the same time.
- The plater carefully arranged the vegetables and steak on each dish before sending it out.
- The head chef trained the new plater to present the desserts with a drizzle of chocolate sauce.
- A person who places or arranges items on a plate, such as in a laboratory or manufacturing setting.
- The plater in the print shop arranged the metal sheets for the printing press.
- In the lab, the plater set the samples onto glass slides for the microscope.
- The factory worker acted as a plater, positioning the electronic components onto the circuit boards.