caster
UK /ˈkɑːstə(ɹ)/ · US /ˈkæstɚ/ noun, verb, proper noun
Forms casters castering castered castor
- noun Someone or something that casts. “a caster of spells”
- noun 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). “Many office chairs roll on a set of casters.”
- noun A shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling condiments such as sugar, salt, pepper, etc. “a set of casters”
- noun A stand to hold a set of shakers or cruets.
- noun (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.
- verb To act as a caster (wheeled assembly).
- proper noun A surname.
Synonyms
Etymology
From cast + -er; the wheel sense comes from obsolete cast (“to turn”).
Webster’s 1913
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “caster”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details