smelter

[smel-ter]

noun

1. a person or thing that smelts.

2. a person who owns or works in a place where ores are smelted.

3. a place where ores are smelted.

smelter

/ ˈsmɛltə /

noun

1. a person engaged in smelting

2. Also called: smeltery. an industrial plant in which smelting is carried out

Word History and Origins

Origin of smelter¹

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English; smelt ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

"The plants don't flower like they used to," he says, complaining that the smell from the smelter is so bad that it keeps him awake at night.

From BBC

One of their jobs was salvaging metal, including railway track, abandoned by British Aluminium which operated a smelter in Fort William.

From BBC

Fraser reveals an uncanny pattern of polluting smelters and the men brought up in their shadows, prone to mood swings and erratic tantrums.

From Los Angeles Times

From lead-acid battery smelters to rocket testing facilities, heavy industry over the past century in California has left large swathes of land imbued with dangerous chemicals.

From Los Angeles Times

He also suggested that Russia and the US could collaborate on aluminium production in Krasnoyarsk, in Siberia, where one Russian aluminium maker, Rusal, has its largest smelters.

From BBC