Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

smelter

/smˈɛltɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English

Syllables
smelter
IPA
/smˈɛltɚ/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person employed to do smelting.

noun

A machine used to smelt metal.

noun

A place where smelting is done.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)meld- Proto-Indo-European *(s)méldeti Proto-Germanic *smeltaną Proto-Germanic *smeltaz Proto-West Germanic *smelt Old English smelt Middle English smelt English smelt English -er English smelter From smelt + -er.

Inflected Forms

smelters (plural)

Phrases

smelter dust super smelter

Synonyms

smelting works smeltery

Rhymes With

shelter helter skelter welter belter helter-skelter stelter swelter felter kelter

Questions

How do you pronounce smelter?
The recorded pronunciation is /smˈɛltɚ/.
What does smelter mean?
A person employed to do smelting.
Where does smelter come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)meld- Proto-Indo-European *(s)méldeti Proto-Germanic *smeltaną Proto-Germanic *smeltaz Proto-West Germanic *smelt Old English smelt Middle English smelt English smelt English -er English smelter From smelt + -er.

How to pronounce smelter

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