noun

planer

Planer (noun) means a tool which smooths a surface or makes one surface of a workpiece parallel to the tool's bed.

noun

A tool which smooths a surface or makes one surface of a workpiece parallel to the tool's bed.

A person employed to use this kind of woodworking tool.

A large machine tool in which the workpiece is traversed linearly (by means of a reciprocating bed) beneath a single-point cutting tool. (Analogous to a shaper but larger and with the workpiece moving instead of the tool.) Planers can generate various shapes, but were most especially used to generate large, accurate flat surfaces. The planer is nowadays obsolescent, having been mostly superseded b

A wooden block used for forcing down the type in a form, and making the surface even.

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Etymology

From Middle English planer, planere, equivalent to plane + -er.

Rhymes for planer

loaner meaner cleaner

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Frequently asked questions

What is the meaning of planer?

"planer" (noun) means a tool which smooths a surface or makes one surface of a workpiece parallel to the tool's bed.

What are the different meanings of planer?

"planer" has 3 main meanings: 1. A tool which smooths a surface or makes one surface of a workpiece parallel to the tool's bed; 2. A person employed to use this kind of woodworking tool; 3. A large machine tool in which the workpiece is traversed linearly (by means of a reciprocating bed) beneath a single-point cutting tool. (Analogous to a shaper but larger and with the workpiece moving instead of the tool.) Planers can generate various shapes, but were most especially used to generate large, accurate flat surfaces. The planer is nowadays obsolescent, having been mostly superseded b.