plasterer

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noun

A person whose occupation is to plaster walls.

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Meanings

nounplasterer (plural plasterers)

plural plasterers

  1. A person whose occupation is to plaster walls.

    Villain, thy father was a plasterer; / And thou thyself a shearman, art thou not?

    1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene ii], line 125
  2. One who makes plaster casts.

    The plasterer doth make his figures by addition, and the carver by substraction.

    1624, Henry Wotton, The Elements of Architecture, […], London: […] Iohn Bill, →OCLC

Origin

From plaster + -er.

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Translations

Bulgarian мазач
  • мазач (mazač)a person who plasters walls
Catalan guixaire, guixer
  • guixairea person who plasters walls
  • guixera person who plasters walls
Chinese Mandarin 石膏工, 泥瓦匠
  • 石膏工 (shígāogōng)a person who plasters walls
  • 泥瓦匠 (níwǎjiàng)a person who plasters walls
Dutch stukadoor
  • stukadoora person who plasters walls
Finnish rappari
  • rapparia person who plasters walls
French plâtrier, plâtreur
  • plâtriera person who plasters walls
  • plâtreura person who plasters walls
German Stuckateur, Gipser
  • Stuckateura person who plasters walls
  • Gipsera person who plasters walls
Greek αμμοκονιαστής
  • αμμοκονιαστής (ammokoniastís)a person who plasters walls
Hebrew טַיָּח, טַיֶּחֶת
  • טַיָּחa person who plasters walls
  • טַיֶּחֶתa person who plasters walls
Italian imbianchino, intonacatore
  • imbianchinoa person who plasters walls
  • intonacatorea person who plasters walls
Japanese 左官
  • 左官a person who plasters walls
Latin tector
  • tectora person who plasters walls
Polish tynkarz
  • tynkarza person who plasters walls
Portuguese estucador
  • estucadora person who plasters walls
Romanian stucator, tencuitor
  • stucatora person who plasters walls
  • tencuitora person who plasters walls
Russian штукату́р
  • штукату́р (štukatúr)a person who plasters walls
Spanish yesero
  • yeseroa person who plasters walls

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

psaltererreplaster
Cite this entry
APA

plasterer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plasterer

MLA

“plasterer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plasterer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plasterer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plasterer.

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