Dictionary

smelter en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)meld- Proto-Indo-European *(s)méldeti Proto-Germanic *smeltaną Proto-Germanic *smeltaz Proto-West Germanic *smelt Old English smelt Middle English smelt English smelt English -er English smelter From smelt + -er.

Meanings

1. A person employed to do smelting.
   • He works as a smelter.
2. A machine used to smelt metal.
   • Throw the scrap in the smelter so we can melt it down and reuse it.
3. A place where smelting is done.
   • We'll take the scrap to the smelter and get some money for it.

Forms

Deriveds

smelter dust · super smelter

Synonyms

smelting works

Translations (39)

nb smelteverk (place where smelting is done) · grc χωνευτής (person employed to do smelting) · ota قالخانه (place where smelting is done) · nn smelteverk (place where smelting is done) · es fundición (place where smelting is done) · cmn 冶煉廠 /冶炼厂 (place where smelting is done) · es ferrería (place where smelting is done) · cs tavicí pec (machine used to smelt metal) · es fundidor (person employed to do smelting) · ja 溶鉱炉 (machine used to smelt metal) · tr dökmeci (person employed to do smelting) · fi sulatusuuni (machine used to smelt metal) · nb smelteovn (machine used to smelt metal) · mi wheketere whakarewa (place where smelting is done) · mi whare whakarewa (place where smelting is done) · tl tugnawan (machine used to smelt metal) · br teuzer -ien (person employed to do smelting) · cmn 熔鑄廠 /熔铸厂 (place where smelting is done) · ro topitoare (machine used to smelt metal) · ko 용해공 (person employed to do smelting) · cmn 精鍊廠 /精炼厂 (place where smelting is done) · cmn 熔鑄工 /熔铸工 (person employed to do smelting) · ro topitorie (place where smelting is done) · cs huť (place where smelting is done) · cmn 熔爐 /熔炉 (machine used to smelt metal) · ro topitor (person employed to do smelting) · fi sulattaja (person employed to do smelting) · es fundería (disused) (place where smelting is done) · fr fonderie (place where smelting is done) · es forja (place where smelting is done) · tr kalcı (person employed to do smelting) · ota قالجی (person employed to do smelting) · ro topitoare (person employed to do smelting) · fi sulatto (place where smelting is done) · es herrería (place where smelting is done) · cmn 熔爐 /熔炉 (place where smelting is done) · ja 精錬所 (place where smelting is done) · fr métalurgiste (person employed to do smelting) · it fonderia (place where smelting is done)