Caster (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun Also cas·tor (for defs. 2-5).
  1. a person or thing that casts.
  2. a small wheel on a swivel, set under a piece of furniture, a machine, etc., to facilitate moving it.
  3. a bottle or cruet for holding a condiment.
  4. a stand containing a set of such bottles.
  5. a metal container for sugar, pepper, etc., having a perforated top to permit sprinkling; dredger; muffineer.
  6. the 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.
verb (used without object)
  1. (of a wheel) to swivel freely in a horizontal plane.
noun
  1. a person or thing that casts
  2. a bottle with a perforated top for sprinkling sugar, etc, or a stand containing such bottles
  3. a small wheel mounted on a swivel so that the wheel tends to turn into its plane of rotation
Caster (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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