smelter

noun

smelt·​er ˈsmel-tər 

: one that smelts:

a

: a worker who smelts ore

b

: an owner or operator of a smeltery

c

or smeltery

ˈsmel-t(ə-)rē 

: an establishment for smelting

Examples of smelter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Capital expenditures for the quarter totaled $1.2 billion, consistent with the previous year's quarter, with significant investments in underground development and new smelter facilities in Indonesia. —Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024

Using energy-intensive smelters, recycling facilities process e-waste with punishing heat. —Ben Guarino, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2024

Power outages in even a single region can move global markets—as European carmakers discovered in late 2021 when power shortages curtailed magnesium smelter operations in Shaanxi Province, responsible for about 50 percent of global output. —Gabriel Collins, Foreign Affairs, 23 Aug. 2022

Molten copper pours into ceramic molds to form plates at the Southern Copper Corp. smelter facility in Ilo, Peru, on Jan. 30, 2017. —Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

smelter

noun

smelt·​er ˈsmel-tər 

1

: a person whose work or business is smelting

2

or smeltery

-tə-rē

: an establishment for smelting