melter

American  

[mel-ter] / ˈmɛl tər /

noun

1. a person or thing that melts.

2. a person in charge of a steelmaking furnace.

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Etymology

Origin of melter

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

Example Sentences

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

“Just as before, we will follow a robust, deliberative process during melter heatup,” he said.

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

Dropping the melter’s temperature can damage the melter’s insulation, or refractory, which can harden and become ineffective if the temperature cools while the melter holds molten glass.

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