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welder

welder

25 2.7
A person who joins pieces of metal using heat
  • noun
  • /ˈwɛldər/
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  • In Morgan City, Louisiana, hundreds of Mexican skilled craftsmen work as welders, fitters, and carpenters in local shipyards.
  • welders and riggers
  • work as a welder
  • plastic welders

They're renovating an Airstream and the welder just ghosted.

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Examples

  • Patti's husband, Leroy, was a welder, and he was good at fixing things.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • The mass produced mainstay of the Atlantic convoys was welder Maxine Mayers from Texas.

  • My uncle was a welder on the Empire State Building.

  • Did you know that her old man before me was a welder?

  • In testament to that, John became the best welder in his union.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Yeah, my dad's a welder.

  • Arlene has often had students challenge her abilities as a welder and her authority as an instructor.

    Academic text (2008)
  • By February 1943, twelve women worked as skilled welders, having passed the American Bureau of Ships test.

    Academic text (2009)
  • The first seventy-one men to arrive in December 1951 included tool-makers, welders, and machinists.

    Academic text (1991)
  • My uncle was a welder on the Empire State Building.

Synonyms

spot-welder
vswelder
6.2

A person who joins metal parts by heating small points to melt them together

is a general worker who joins metal by welding using various methods

Compounds

A person who joins metal sheets by using electricity to heat small points

A person who joins metal parts by heating small points to melt them together

How Skilled

welder
25 2.7
apprentice
97 3.4
trainee
50 2.4

Surface Forms

welder singular
welders plural

Morphology

welder = weld (transparent) = weld + er

A regular agent noun formed from the verb 'weld' with the productive suffix '-er', so the meaning is directly predictable.

Etymology

The word welder comes from the verb weld, which means 'to join by heat'. So a welder is someone who joins pieces of metal by heating them until they become one.