Definition

Noun: A person or a company whose occupation or business is the process of depositing a thin layer of metal onto the surface of an object (the substrate) using an electric current in an electrolytic solution. This process is called electroplating.

Usage

The term "electroplater" refers specifically to the agent performing the electroplating activity. - The jeweler sent the ring to a skilled electroplater to have it coated with rhodium. - The factory hired an electroplater to manage the chrome plating on the automotive parts.

Advanced Usage

• The term can be used metonymically to refer to the business or workshop itself.
  • We need to send this batch to the electroplater on 5th Street.

Variants and Related Words

• Electroplate (verb): To coat an object with a metal using electrolysis.
  • They will electroplate the copper statue with gold.
• Electroplating (noun): The process or industry itself.
  • Electroplating requires careful control of the chemical bath.

Synonyms

• Plater (general term, but not specific to the electrolytic method)
• Metal coater
• Galvanizer (specifically for zinc coating, often via electroplating)

Related Phrases/Idioms

No common idioms or phrasal verbs are directly formed from the noun "electroplater".

Noun

1. a plater who uses electrolysis