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caster (n.1)
[caster 词源字典]
"person or thing that casts," late 14c. (also sometimes
castor
), agent noun from
cast
(v.). Meaning "pepper shaker, small perforated container" is from 1670s, on notion of "throwing."
[caster etymology, caster origin, 英语词源]
caster (n.2)
"wheel and swivel attached to furniture," 1748, agent noun from
cast
(v.) in the old sense of "turn." Also sometimes
castor
.