melter

[ mel-ter ]

/ ˈmɛl tər /

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noun

a person or thing that melts.

a person in charge of a steelmaking furnace.

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Nearby words

melt, melt in one's mouth, meltage, meltdown, meltemi, melter, melting point, melting pot, melton, melton mowbray, meltwater

Origin of melter

First recorded in 1525–35; melt¹ + -er¹

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for melter

Nick broke the ingot in two blows, and Fred and the melter consulted over the fragments.
Steel|Charles Rumford Walker
The melter came out of his shanty; he had had a sleep since the last furnace tapped.
Steel|Charles Rumford Walker
"I'm the Pig," answered the melter, his red face wrinkling into a grin, which was quickly smoothed out as if the effort hurt him.
The Iron Boys in the Steel Mills|James R. Mears
"If he comes against us we'll make him alight and strip the 'tin' off his jacket to go to the melter's," said Nicholas.
The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 6 of 6|Eugne Sue

Every melter and maker of wax from honeycombs shall put his mark on every piece of his wax to be sold.
Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed.|S. A. Reilly