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plasterer

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: P L AE1 S T ER0 ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A person whose occupation is to plaster walls.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

One who makes plaster casts.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

a worker skilled in applying plaster

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: skilled worker, trained worker, skilled workman

History

Etymology

From plaster + -er.

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: мазач (mazač) — a person who plasters walls
  • Catalan: guixaire — a person who plasters walls
  • Catalan: guixer — a person who plasters walls
  • Chinese Mandarin: 石膏工 (shígāogōng) — a person who plasters walls
  • Chinese Mandarin: 泥瓦匠 (níwǎjiàng) — a person who plasters walls
  • Dutch: stukadoor — a person who plasters walls
  • Finnish: rappari — a person who plasters walls
  • French: plâtrier — a person who plasters walls
  • French: plâtreur — a person who plasters walls
  • German: Stuckateur — a person who plasters walls
  • German: Gipser — a person who plasters walls
  • Greek: αμμοκονιαστής (ammokoniastís) — a person who plasters walls
  • Hebrew: טַיָּח — a person who plasters walls
  • Hebrew: טַיֶּחֶת — a person who plasters walls
  • Italian: imbianchino — a person who plasters walls
  • Italian: intonacatore — a person who plasters walls
  • Japanese: 左官 — a person who plasters walls
  • Kazakh: сылақшы (sylaqşy) — a person who plasters walls
  • Latin: tector — a person who plasters walls
  • Norman: pliâtreux — a person who plasters walls
  • Polish: tynkarz — a person who plasters walls
  • Portuguese: estucador — a person who plasters walls
  • Romanian: stucator — a person who plasters walls
  • Romanian: tencuitor — a person who plasters walls
  • Russian: штукату́р (štukatúr) — a person who plasters walls
  • Spanish: yesero — a person who plasters walls
  • Ottoman Turkish: صیواجی (sıvacı) — a person who plasters walls
  • Ottoman Turkish: مالهجی (malacı) — a person who plasters walls