platter noun 6forms 1phrases 1 noun6 •A tray for serving foods.While his lov'd partner boastful of her hoard, Displays the cleanly platter on the board — 1765 •A main dish and side dishes served together on one plate. •The hard surface of a turntable on which a gramophone record rests when being played. •One of possibly many disks on which data is stored in a mechanical hard drive. •A vinyl record.Artists are quick to blame the record company for failing to promote their follow-up platter. — 1990 •One who plats/plaits or braids. formsplatters Phrases with platter on a silver platterBeing given something too easily, especially more than one deserves.