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melter

American  
[mel-ter] / ˈmɛl tər /

noun

  1. a person or thing that melts.

  2. a person in charge of a steelmaking furnace.


Etymology

Origin of melter

First recorded in 1525–35; melt 1 + -er 1

Example Sentences

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It will always be a melter of a slow jam, but its intention is in those parentheses – to be in the sensation of aliveness he’s created.

From Salon • Oct. 19, 2025

The heatup of a second melter at the Hanford site vitrification plant began early Tuesday morning, and by Wednesday morning it had reached 300 degrees.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 14, 2024

Last October, the first of two melters used to actually vitrify the waste became active, with the second melter scheduled to launch this spring.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 2024

Work also is expected to start later this year on a second melter at the vitrification plant.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 27, 2023

“That’s the uncapper over there, where we take the wax off the comb. Then it goes through the wax melter over here.”

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd

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