noun
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a person engaged in smelting
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Also called: smeltery. an industrial plant in which smelting is carried out
Etymology
Origin of smelter
First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English; smelt 1 + -er 1
Example Sentences
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A steel plant or aluminum smelter competing for electricity in a regional market where data-center demand has collided with tight supply and pushed capacity prices sharply higher does not have many options.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
Eduardo Sanchez lauds the company’s economic impact and is hesitant to criticize the smelter.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
On a sunny morning a few weeks after Freeport received the exemption, white smoke poured from its smelter above a Baptist church and residential neighborhood.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
He raises his LME price assumptions to $3,150-$3,250 a ton from $2,850-$2,950 a ton, citing prolonged smelter disruptions and tighter global supply.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
His invention, it turned out, could also cleanse noxious vapors and particulates from smelter effluent, coal particles from mine air, and much more.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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