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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024plat•ter /ˈplætɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a large, shallow dish for serving food.
- a course of a meal, usually consisting of a variety of foods served on the same plate:ordered the seafood platter.
- Show Businessa phonograph record.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024plat•ter (plat′ər),USA pronunciation n. - a large, shallow dish, usually elliptical in shape, for holding and serving food, esp. meat or fish.
- a course of a meal, usually consisting of a variety of foods served on the same plate.
- Show Business[Slang.]a phonograph record.
- Cinema, Show Business[Motion Picture Slang.]a part of a motion-picture projector, consisting of a large, horizontally rotating disk that houses a feature film.
- Anglo-French, derivative of plat dish. See plate1, -er2
- Middle English plater 1250–1300
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: platter /ˈplætə/ n - a large shallow usually oval dish or plate, used for serving food
- a course of a meal, usually consisting of several different foods served on the same plate: a seafood platter
Etymology: 14th Century: from Anglo-Norman plater, from plat dish, from Old French plat flat; see plate |