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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cast•er /ˈkæstɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a person or thing that casts.
- a small wheel on a swivel, set under a piece of furniture, etc., to make it easier to move.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cast•er (kas′tər, kä′stər),USA pronunciation n. - a person or thing that casts.
- a small wheel on a swivel, set under a piece of furniture, a machine, etc., to facilitate moving it.
- a bottle or cruet for holding a condiment.
- a stand containing a set of such bottles.
- a metal container for sugar, pepper, etc., having a perforated top to permit sprinkling;
dredger;
muffineer. - Automotivethe angle that the kingpin makes with the vertical. Automobiles are usually designed with the upper end of the kingpin inclined rearward (positive caster) for improved directional stability.
v.i. - Mechanical Engineering(of a wheel) to swivel freely in a horizontal plane.
Also, castor (for defs. 2–5). - 1300–50; Middle English; see cast1, -er1
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