caster

[ kas-ter, kah-ster ]

noun

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. Automotive. 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.

caster

/ ˈkɑːstə /

noun

1. a person or thing that casts
2. Alsocastor a bottle with a perforated top for sprinkling sugar, etc, or a stand containing such bottles
3. Alsocastor a small wheel mounted on a swivel so that the wheel tends to turn into its plane of rotation

Other Words From

• caster·less adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of caster¹

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; cast, -er ¹

Example Sentences

It has been especially relevant to athletics, in which South African middle distance runner Caster Semenya - who was born with DSD condition 46 XY 5-ARD - twice won Olympic 800m gold.

From BBC

The most famous example is Caster Semenya - a double Olympic gold medallist and three-time world champion over 800m, though Dr Alun Williams says there is not direct evidence that DSD athletes have the same advantage as typical males.

From BBC

Anyone with the same condition as Caster Semenya has a mutation within that gene that stops it functioning normally.

From BBC

The Paris Games was immediately lumped together with previous disagreements over South African runner Caster Semenya and U.S. collegiate swimmer Lia Thomas.

From Los Angeles Times

The chair of the panel, Annabelle Bennett of Australia, also oversaw the case brought by two-time Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya that later went to the European Court of Human Rights.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• beaker
• canteen
• carafe
• chalice
• decanter
• jug
• urn
• vial