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plasterer

plasterer

2 5.0
A person who puts plaster on walls and ceilings
  • noun
  • /ˈplæstərər/
translation icon : yesero
  • As a plasterer, he enjoys transforming bare walls into beautiful surfaces.
  • plasterers and plumbers
  • plasterers and carpenters
  • plasterers and painters

Examples

  • The plasterer applied a fresh coat of plaster to the living room walls.

  • Amid the workmen and plasterers, they stood and toasted their new good fortune with expensive wine, casting their glasses into the unfinished fireplace.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • Wow, so we got the plasterer in and it looks amazing in here.

  • But we're going to need a plasterer afterwards.

    Wicked Stepmother (1989)

  • As a plasterer, when it's cold and the wind is hard, my hands'll freeze.

    Jester (2024)

  • The young man was a plasterer's apprentice, or so he claimed.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Electricians, plasterers, and painters streamed through his office with estimates for the many improvements he planned.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • I got a young wife, and she's got kids of her own to feed, so I'm a plasterer and good at it too—let me lay you some walls.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • The homeowner hired a skilled plasterer to repair the cracked ceiling.

Synonyms

renderer
vsplasterer
  • UK
7.0

A worker who covers walls with plaster or cement to make them smooth

applies only plaster and works mainly on walls and ceilings

Surface Forms

plasterer singular
plasterers plural

Morphology

plasterer = plaster (transparent) = plaster + er

The noun is formed regularly from the verb 'plaster' plus the agentive suffix '-er', so the meaning 'person who plasters' is fully predictable.

Etymology

Plasterer comes from plaster, the soft material used to cover walls, plus the ending -er, which means 'one who does'. So a plasterer is someone who 'covers' walls and ceilings with plaster.