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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Caster \Cast"er\, noun
1. One who casts; as, caster of stones, etc.; a caster of cannon; a caster of accounts.
2. A vial, cruet, or other small vessel, used to contain condiments at the table; as, a set of casters.
3. A stand to hold a set of cruets.
4. A small wheel on a swivel, on which furniture is supported and moved.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
caster
noun
1: a worker who casts molten metal into finished products
2: a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling powdered sugar [syn: {castor}]
3: a pivoting roller attached to the bottom of furniture or trucks or portable machines to make them movable [syn: {castor}]
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