caldron

1 of 2

noun (1)

cal·​dron

less common spelling of cauldron

1

: a large kettle or boiler

2

: something resembling a boiling cauldron in intensity or degree of agitation

a cauldron of intense emotions

cauldron

2 of 2

noun (2)

caul·​dron ˈkȯl-drən 

variants or less commonly caldron

1

: a large kettle or boiler

2

: something resembling a boiling cauldron in intensity or degree of agitation

a cauldron of intense emotions

Examples of caldron in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The closing ceremony concluded with the Olympic flames extinguished at the unprecedented two caldrons in Milan and Cortina, viewed in Verona via video link. — ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026

Merrill not only has talent, there are caldrons inside. — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025

Noun

Dozens gathered in Summerhill Monday evening to protest plans to move the top of the Olympic Flame Tower, known as the cauldron, from its spot near Center Parc Stadium. — Daniel Wilkerson, CBS News, 22 June 2026

Arrowhead did what it is designed to do — keep noise in and amplify it — and the cauldron of songs, whistles and drums turned the historic cathedral of sport into the famed Estadio Monumental or La Bombonera in Buenos Aires for the night. — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun (2)

Middle English caudron, caldron, from Anglo-French cauderon, diminutive of caldere basin, from Late Latin caldaria, from feminine of Latin caldarius used for hot water, from calidus warm, from calēre to be warm — more at lee

First Known Use

Noun (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for caldron

• cauldron

Kids Definition

caldron

variant of cauldron