n.
- a large flat serving dish.
▸a meal or selection of food placed on a platter.
- the rotating metal disc forming the turntable of a record player.
▸informal, dated a gramophone record.
▸Computing a rigid rotating disk on which data is stored in a disk drive; a hard disk.
Phrase
- on a
(silver)
platter
informal indicating that something is achieved with little or no effort.
Etymology
ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. plater, from plat (see plate).
