[f. SURFACE v. + -ER1.]
1. A person or an instrument that produces a smooth or even surface.
1778. [W. Marshall], Minutes Agric., 20 May, 1775. Observ., These waves, which the Surfacer had left as smooth as gravel-walks, were then raised into flutes.
2. One who mines near the surface.
1882. in Ogilvie (Annandale).
