caster

Noun

1. Someone or something that casts.
2. A wheeled assembly attached to a larger object at its base to facilitate rolling. A caster usually consists of a wheel (which may be plastic, a hard elastomer, or metal), an axle, a mounting provision (usually a stem, flange, or plate), and sometimes a swivel (which allows the caster to rotate for steering).
3. A shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling condiments such as sugar, salt, pepper, etc.
4. A stand to hold a set of shakers or cruets.
5. The angle of the axis around which a car's front wheels rotate when the steering wheel is turned, with a vertical axis being defined as zero caster.

Verb

To act as a caster

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɑːstə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From cast + -er; the wheel sense comes from obsolete cast (“to turn”).

Synonyms

castor

founder

shaker

foundry hand

roller

wheel

🛞

moulder

pitcher

kingpin angle

rowel

sender

flange

thrower

troche

trundle

type caster

foundryman

swivel wheel

type-casting machine

king pin inclination

king pin angle

foundry work

molder

Translations

Streuer

vaciador

roulette

Rollfuß

Laufrolle

Radnachlauf

rodeta

rutlla

Salzstreuer

Rolle

brida

positiver Nachlauf

Pfefferstreuer

Nachlauf

vorell