Smelter

noun

noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person employed to do smelting.

    "He works as a smelter."

  2. 2
    an industrial plant for smelting wordnet
  3. 3
    A machine used to smelt metal.

    "Throw the scrap in the smelter so we can melt it down and reuse it."

  4. 4
    A place where smelting is done.

    "We'll take the scrap to the smelter and get some money for it."

Synonyms

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forgefurnacemetalworkssmelterysmelting workssteelworks

Example

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"Throw the scrap in the smelter so we can melt it down and reuse it."

Etymology

From smelt + -er.

Related phrases

smelter dustsuper smelter

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