metallurgist

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UK/ˌməˈtæləd͡ʒɪst/US/ˈmɛtəˌlɝd͡ʒɪst/US[ˈmɛɾɫ̩ˌɝd͡ʒəst]

noun

A person who works in metal (the type of material).

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Meanings

nounmetallurgist (plural metallurgists)

plural metallurgists

  1. datedA person who works in metal (the type of material).

    Synonyms: metalworker

  2. A person skilled in metallurgy.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA person who works in metal (the type of material).

Similar
metalworker

More synonyms by meaning

nounan engineer trained in the extraction and refining and alloying and fabrication of metals

Similar
metallurgical engineer
Broader
engineerapplied scientisttechnologist

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From metallurgy + -ist.

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Translations

Bulgarian металу́рг
  • металу́рг (metalúrg)person skilled in metallurgy
Catalan metal·lurgista, metal·lúrgic
  • metal·lurgistaperson skilled in metallurgy
  • metal·lúrgicperson skilled in metallurgy
Czech metalurg
  • metalurgperson skilled in metallurgy
Finnish metallurgi
  • metallurgiperson skilled in metallurgy
French métallurgiste, métallurge
  • métallurgisteperson skilled in metallurgy
  • métallurgeperson skilled in metallurgy
German Metallurg, Metallurge
  • Metallurgperson skilled in metallurgy
  • Metallurgeperson skilled in metallurgy
  • Metallurginperson skilled in metallurgy
Hebrew מַסְגֵּר
  • מַסְגֵּר (masgér)person skilled in metallurgy
Irish miotalóir
  • miotalóirperson skilled in metallurgy
Italian metallurgico
  • metallurgicoperson skilled in metallurgy
Polish metalurg
  • metalurgperson skilled in metallurgy
Portuguese metalurgista
  • metalurgistaperson skilled in metallurgy
Romanian metalurgist, metalurgistă
  • metalurgistperson skilled in metallurgy
  • metalurgistăperson skilled in metallurgy
  • metalurgperson skilled in metallurgy
Russian металлу́рг
  • металлу́рг (metallúrg)person skilled in metallurgy
Spanish metalúrgico, metalurgista
  • metalúrgicoperson skilled in metallurgy
  • metalurgistaperson skilled in metallurgy
Swedish metallurg
  • metallurgperson skilled in metallurgy
Ukrainian металу́рг
  • металу́рг (metalúrh)person skilled in metallurgy
Welsh metelegwr, metelegydd
  • metelegwrperson skilled in metallurgy
  • metelegyddperson skilled in metallurgy
Cite this entry
APA

metallurgist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metallurgist

MLA

“metallurgist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metallurgist. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metallurgist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metallurgist.

Source: metallurgist on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.