What does "metallurgist" mean?

A person who works in metal (the type of material).

How do you pronounce "metallurgist"?

Pronounced //ˌməˈtæləd͡ʒɪst//.

Common synonyms include: engineer, metallurgical engineer, metallurgists, metallurgy expert, metallurgy researcher, metallurgy scientist.

/ˌməˈtæləd͡ʒɪst/ noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Noun

1
A person who works in metal (the type of material). dated
2
an engineer trained in the extraction and refining and alloying and fabrication of metals wordnet
3
A person skilled in metallurgy.

"She is a metallurgist and has a husband. He is also a metallurgist but at the competing company."

From metallurgy + -ist.