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

One kilogram gold bars at the ABC Refinery smelter, operated by Pallion, in Sydney, Australia, on Thursday, April 17, 2025. —Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025

The ore will supply a nickel smelter operated by Vale and its partner, located in the southeastern part of Morowali. —Yessar Rosendar, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025

Glencore, a commodities giant, suspended production at one of its copper smelters in Chile this month, creating a lull in supply that is also contributing to higher prices, according to Reuters. —John Towfighi, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025

Factories, industrial smelters, and dumps were likewise relegated to places where Black and brown people in the Americas, or the Roma in Europe, or Dalits in India, were legally or economically compelled to live. —Scott W. Stern, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for smelter

• belter
• melter
• shelter
• skelter
• spelter
• welter

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