Castor vs Caster - What's the difference?
castor | caster | Alternative forms |
A pivoting roller attached to the bottom of furniture to allow it to be moved.
A hat made from the fur of the beaver.
* Sir Walter Scott
A caster; a container with perforated cap for sprinkling (e.g. pepper-castor ).
A heavy quality of broadcloth for overcoats.
castoreum
(mineral) A variety of petalite found in Elba.
Someone or something that casts
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
* (sometimes) a swivel which allows the caster to rotate for steering
A shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling condiments such as sugar, salt, pepper, etc.
A stand to hold a set of shakers or cruets.
Caster is a alternative form of castor.
As nouns the difference between castor and caster
is that castor is a pivoting roller attached to the bottom of furniture to allow it to be moved while caster is someone or something that casts.As a proper noun Castor
is one of the Dioscuri.castor
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Alternative forms
* casterNoun
(en noun)- I have always been known for the jaunty manner in which I wear my castor .
Derived terms
* castor sugarSee also
* castor bean * castor oilEtymology 2
Named from Greek mythology; see Castor and Pollux. The name pollux was given to another mineral with which it was always found.Noun
(-)Synonyms
* castorite (Webster 1913)Anagrams
* ----caster
English
Alternative forms
* castorNoun
(en noun)- a caster''' of spells; a '''caster of stones
- Many office chairs roll on a set of casters .
- a set of casters