Definition of planer Planer

/plejˈnɚ/ - [pleyner] - plan•er

We found 7 definitions of planer from 4 different sources.

What does planer mean?

Noun
planer - a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood
		plane, planing machine
		power tool a tool driven by a motor

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planer (Noun)
A woodworking tool which smooths a surface or makes one surface of a workpiece parallel to the tool's bed.
planer (Noun)
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 The planer is nowadays obsolescent, having been mostly superseded by large milling milling machines .
planer (Noun)
A wooden block used for forcing down the type in a form, and making the surface even.

planer (n.)
One who, or that which, planes; a planing machine; esp., a machine for planing wood or metals.
planer (n.)
A wooden block used for forcing down the type in a form, and making the surface even.