metallurgist (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *metallurgist*:
NOUN	person	metallurgist, metallurgical engineer	an engineer trained in the extraction and refining and alloying and fabrication of metals

English > *metallurgist*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning	An engineer trained in the extraction and refining and alloying and fabrication of metals.
Synonym	metallurgical engineer
Instances	Bessemer, Sir Henry Bessemer	British inventor and metallurgist who developed the Bessemer process (1813-1898)
Broader	engineer, applied scientist, technologist	A person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
Spanish	ingeniero metalúrgico, metalúrgico, metalurgista
Catalan	enginyer metal·lúrgic, metal·lúrgic
Nouns	metallurgy	the science and technology of metals

HyperDic: metallurgist