ˈsərfə̇sər; ˈsə̄fə̇sə(r, ˈsəif- noun
( -s )
: one that surfaces: as
a. : a machine for planing or dressing the surface (as of wood, metal, or stone) — compare buzz planer , cylinder planer
b. : a device used in preparing railroad ties for tie plates
c. : one that surfaces furniture
d. : an undercoat of paint used to level up inequalities of a surface
e. : a worker who grinds and polishes optical lenses
f. : seasoner c
g. : a worker who smooths the faces of watch wheels and reduces them to the proper thickness by rubbing them on a wet emery-paper surface