different between placemat vs coaster

English

Noun

placemat (plural placemats)

1. Alternative form of place mat

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English place mat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ple?sm?t/
• Hyphenation: place?mat

Noun

placemat m (plural placemats, diminutive placematje n)

1. place mat

English

Etymology

From coast +? -er. Compare Middle English coster (“ornamental wall or bed hanging”), Anglo-Latin costera (“side, coast, curtain”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /k??.st?(?)/
• Rhymes: -??st?(r)

Noun

coaster (plural coasters)

1. Agent noun of coast: one who coasts.
2. Something that coasts, such as a sled or toboggan.
3. (nautical) A merchant vessel that stays in coastal waters.
4. (nautical) A sailor who travels only in coastal waters.
   • 1881, Symon's monthly meteorological magazine (page 59)

     If you question a seaman on the subject, whether mere coaster or circumnavigator, he will tell you that in a snow-storm, because of its constant eddyings and gyrations, frequent trimming of sails is more necessary than in any other gale […]

5. A person who originates from or inhabits a coastal area.
6. A small piece of material used to protect the surface of a table, upon which one places cups or mugs.
7. A small tray on wheels, used to pass something around a table.
8. (computing, slang) A worthless compact disc or DVD, such as one that was burned incorrectly.
9. (informal) A rollercoaster.
10. (Lake Superior) A coaster trout (brook trout, Salvelinus fontinalis)
11. (slang, dated) A prostitute, especially a white woman, plying her trade in Chinese port towns.

Synonyms

• (small piece of material for protecting the surface of a table, upon which one places the cup): beer mat, beermat

Coordinate terms

• (small piece of material for protecting the surface of a table, upon which one places the cup): saucer

Translations

See also

• roller coaster
• trivet

Anagrams

• coaters, recoats

Spanish

Noun

coaster m (plural coasters)

1. a kind of minibus