smelter

[ smel-ter ]

/ ˈsmɛl tər /

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noun

a person or thing that smelts.

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

a place where ores are smelted.

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Origin of smelter

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at smelt¹, -er¹

Words nearby smelter

smell test, smell to high heaven, smell up, smelly, smelt, smelter, smeltery, Smetana, Smethwick, smew, SMH

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How to use smelter in a sentence

Clothing manufacturers, aluminum smelters and factories turning out components for the likes of Apple and Tesla, are limiting production as provinces across China ration power.
China’s power consumption reflects the role of US shoppers too|Aurora Almendral|October 1, 2021|Quartz
My grandfather was born in New Mexico to a father who worked at a smelter.
The Myth of the Latino Vote and What Newsrooms Must Learn From 2020|by Perla Trevizo|November 10, 2020|ProPublica
"I made a little pilot smelter while you were gone," George said.
Space Prison|Tom Godwin
It ran to that amount by actual smelter test, the story goes.
The Highgrader|William MacLeod Raine

Two other men came in from the porch: the old smelter Tveryakov and his lodger, the stoker Rybin, a staid, dark-colored peasant.
Mother|Maksim Gorky
"Tony is going to meet us up on the Smelter Road," said Evelyn.
Hookers|Richard F. Mann
With dressed tin ores as they are sent to the smelter, the produce is given in cwts.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer

British Dictionary definitions for smelter

smelter

/ (ˈsmɛltə) /

noun

a person engaged in smelting

Also called: smeltery (ˈsmɛltərɪ) an industrial plant in which smelting is carried out

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