welder

American  

[wel-der] / ˈwɛl dər /

Rarely weldor

noun

1. a person who unites or fuses pieces of metal by hammering, compressing, or the like, usually after softening them by heat.

   Our machinists and welders take your metal project from 3D image to the real thing.

2. a tool or machine used to unite or fuse pieces of metal.

   The portable spot welder is connected by a long cable so you can take it to wherever it’s needed.

3. a person or thing that unites other people or things harmoniously.

   She’s a great welder of ideas, writing in a way that revives the best from the past and applies it to today’s issues.

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Etymology

Origin of welder

First recorded in 1805–15; weld ¹ ( def. ) + -er ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

Now married to a welder, Bayer says the couple have considered moving somewhere else for an adventure.

From The Wall Street Journal

Later, when sent to a chemical plant, he volunteered to work as a welder and bluffed his way through a quiz designed to test his qualifications.

From The Wall Street Journal

Gaps range from craft skills, such as electrical engineers and welders, to "new skills like digital, cyber or green".

From BBC

"You saw this big hole being dug, the big tunnels going out under the sea, you saw these big steel spheres being constructed by the welders at the time," he said.

From BBC

He is an underwater photographer who became a welder after the fire, driven by a need to learn smart, flame-resistant construction.

From Los Angeles Times