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galvanizer

galvanizer

8.4
A worker who coats metal with zinc to stop rust
  • noun
  • /ˈɡælvəˌnaɪzər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : galvanizador
  • The galvanizer ensured that every steel beam was thoroughly coated for maximum protection.

Examples

  • The galvanizer finished the job ahead of schedule.

  • After years of work, he became the lead galvanizer at the factory.

  • Without the expertise of a galvanizer, the metal parts would quickly rust and deteriorate.

  • Many galvanizers work in the manufacturing sector.

  • The galvanizer applied a thick coat of zinc to the iron fence to prevent rust.

  • After visiting the galvanizer, the metal parts looked new and shiny.

  • The galvanizer explained how the zinc coating protects the steel from corrosion.

Synonyms

electroplater
vsgalvanizer
  • Specialized
8.4

A person who covers objects like jewelry with a thin metal layer using electricity

uses zinc specifically to protect iron or steel from rust

How Skilled

senior
800 2.9
galvanizer
  • Specialized
8.4
laborer
  • US
68 1.0

Surface Forms

galvanizer singular
galvanizers plural

Morphology

galvanizer = galvanize (transparent) = galvanize + er

Regular agentive formation from the verb 'galvanize' (meaning to coat with zinc); 'galvanizer' straightforwardly means 'one who galvanizes' in the metal-coating sense.

Etymology

Galvanizer comes from the name of the Italian scientist Galvani, whose electric experiments gave us the verb galvanize, meaning 'to shock or stimulate'. The word was later used for the metal process of coating iron with zinc to stop rust, so a galvanizer is someone who 'applies a protective zinc coat'.