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smelter

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smelt⋅er

[smel-ter]
–noun
1. a person or thing that smelts.
2. a person who owns or works in a place where ores are smelted.
3. a place where ores are smelted.

Origin:
1425–75; late ME; see smelt 1 , -er 1
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smelt·er   (směl'tər)   
n.  
    1. An apparatus for smelting.

    2. also smelt·er·y (směl'tə-rē) pl. smelt·er·ies An establishment for smelting.

  1. One who is engaged in the smelting industry.

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