smelter

American  

[smel-ter] / ˈsmɛl tər /

noun

1. a person or thing that smelts.

2. a person who owns or works in a place where ores are smelted.

3. a place where ores are smelted.

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smelter British  

/ ˈsmɛltə /

noun

1. a person engaged in smelting

2. Also called: smeltery.  an industrial plant in which smelting is carried out

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Etymology

Origin of smelter

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English; smelt ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Even running at a loss, this production depends on massive coal use: Every Chinese silicon smelter, an essential solar-panel material, requires its own coal-fired power station.

From The Wall Street Journal

It has also struck a deal to send Rwandan tin to a smelter in Pennsylvania.

From BBC

Blakestad’s employer, United States Antimony, operates an antimony smelter in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

Recent mine supply disruptions have weighed on Chinese smelters competing over shrinking supply flow, which prompts an industry association to urge Beijing to curb new capacity with stricter controls on projects, they note.

From The Wall Street Journal

South32 expects to shutter the Mozal smelter in Mozambique in March as it struggles to agree to a new electricity supply deal.

From The Wall Street Journal