melter

[ mel-ter ]

/ ˈmɛl tər /

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a person or thing that melts.

a person in charge of a steelmaking furnace.

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Question 1 of 7

The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

First recorded in 1525–35; melt¹ + -er¹

"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
"They all have to go through the same experience," was the comforting assurance of the head-melter.
The Iron Boys in the Steel Mills|James R. Mears
The melter was a small tank through which ran a coil of steam pipes.
The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson
"Go on, and look sharp that you don't fall off," warned the head melter.
The Iron Boys in the Steel Mills|James R. Mears

"You need not go up if you don't feel like it," said the melter.
The Iron Boys in the Steel Mills|James R. Mears