Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A person who welds, especially as a profession.
- n. A device that is used for welding.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. One who welds, or an instrument or appliance for welding.
- n. An obsolete form of wielder.
Wiktionary
- n. One who welds, or unites pieces of iron, etc., by welding.
- n. One who welds, or wields.
- n. A manager; an actual occupant.
- n. An item of equipment for welding with: an electric welder.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. One who welds, or unites pieces of iron, etc., by welding.
- n. obsolete One who welds, or wields.
- n. Ireland. Obs. A manager; an actual occupant.
WordNet 3.0
- n. joins pieces of metal by welding them together
Examples
“He dressed in welder’s pants and yellow Converse sneakers and wore a utility belt with pouches for tiny Bibles.”
“One of them was initially described as a welder, but plant officials later said his occupation was not clear.”
“When he puts the mask back on he makes what I like to call a welder's nod which is basically a quick and assertive shake forward, so that the mask falls into place from the top of his head.”
“The welder was a divorcee in his late 30s called Bob Craddock, a swarthy, no-nonsense type who instantly took a shine to me.”
“I searched for 'welder', and got 131 hits nationwide.”
“It's at times like those that I wish I had a garage and access to an arc welder.”
“As we were leaving the casino, we ran into a friend and his wife, a welder named Jimmy whom I met at a Juice Church meeting I attend Friday nights.”
“He was a civilian welder who would live on the tower six months at a time.”
“Andrew Testa/Panos for The Wall Street Journal When he's in his studio, the artist looks like a welder who has bathed in flour.”
“Bloomberg News Above, a welder at the Energy Kinetics manufacturing facility in Lebanon, N.J. The trouble for U.S. Steel, and AK Steel Holding , which is expected to report a one-cent loss, is that they have high fixed costs.”
The Wall Street Journal: High Fixed Costs Are Makings of Steel Trap
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