Definition of Melter

1. Noun. A worker who melts substances (metal or wax etc.).

Generic synonyms: Worker
Derivative terms: Melt

Definition of Melter

1. n. One who, or that which, melts.

Definition of Melter

1. Noun. A person or thing that melts. ¹

2. Noun. ''Specifically'', a furnace used for melting iron in a foundry, ''or'' a laborer who operates such a furnace. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Melter

1. one that melts [n -S] - See also: melts

Lexicographical Neighbors of Melter

melt
melt away
melt down
melt into
melt off
melt sandwich
meltabilities
meltability
meltable
meltage
meltages
meltaway
meltdown
meltdowns
melted
melter (current term)
melters
meltest
melteth
meltier
meltiest
melting
melting point
melting points
melting pot
melting pots
melting sign
melting temperature
melting temperature of DNA
meltingly

Literary usage of Melter

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Cupola Furnace: A Practical Treatise on the Construction and Management by Edward Kirk (1903)
"The time has passed in many localities when the entire force employed in a foundry was subject to the whims of a melter and compelled to take a day off ..."

2. Illustrated History of the United States Mint: With a Complete Description by George Greenlief Evans (1885)
"OFFICE OF THE melter AND REFINER. Adjoining the Deposit Melting Room are the melter and Refiner and assistants. This is the general business office of the ..."

3. Doe's Fixed-price Cleanup Contracts: Why Are Costs Still Out of Control edited by Fred Upton (2001)
"H.49 Pilot melter As part of its corporate independent research and development, the Contractor has committed its own funds to construct, operate, ..."

4. Cupola Furnance: A Practical Treatise on the Construction and Management of by Edward Kirk (1899)
"THERE is no man about a foundry for whom we have more respect than a practical and scientific melter. He is generally a self-made man and has learned the ..."

5. New Varieties of Gold and Silver Coins: Counterfeit Coins, and Bullion by Jacob Reese Eckfeldt, William Ewing Du Bois (1852)
"The director shall appoint, with the approbation of the Presi-' dent, assistants to the assayer, melter and refiner, chief coiner, and engraver, ..."

6. American Druggist (1887)
"Dale, Canora, Ward, and melter. Nearly $100 was subscribed at once. Arrangements will be made for transportation and hotel accommodation at special rates, ..."

7. The Diary of James K. Polk During His Presidency, 1845 to 1849 by James Knox Polk, Milo Milton Quaife (1910)
"person to be appointed to a station in the mint at Phila., soon to become vacant by the resignation of Dr. McClintock, the melter & coiner. ..."

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