melter

American  

[mel-ter] / ˈmɛl tər /

noun

1. a person or thing that melts. melt.

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

Plans call for treating radioactive waste starting in 2025, making the melters the largest in the world doing that work.

From Seattle Times

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

A second attempt began on Saturday to heat up the world’s largest radioactive-waste melter to turn waste into a stable glass form at the Hanford nuclear reservation site.

From Seattle Times

Then, two separate melter plants — human-made volcanoes that operate at the temperature of lava — would encase both in glass.

From New York Times