WELDER Definition & Meaning

welder

[ wel-der ]

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noun

a person who unites or fuses pieces of metal by hammering, compressing, or the like, usually after softening them by heat:
Our machinists and welders take your metal project from 3D image to the real thing.
a tool or machine used to unite or fuse pieces of metal:
The portable spot welder is connected by a long cable so you can take it to wherever it’s needed.
a person or thing that unites other people or things harmoniously:
She’s a great welder of ideas, writing in a way that revives the best from the past and applies it to today’s issues.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of welder¹

First recorded in 1805–15; weld ¹( def ) + -er ¹( def )

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His father worked as a welder and his mother cleaned office buildings.

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Many are immigrants who may have had another profession in their previous lives — welders, mechanics or electricians with skills that come in handy at workplaces where something always needs fixing.

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From quarry workers to weavers, welders to tailors, the pictures highlight the diverse, backbreaking work undertaken by the estimated 400 million labourers in India.

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The unsuccessful application triggered a devastating series of events for the bricklayer and welder.

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Agreeing to speak on condition of anonymity, he describes how the thieves would go to welders first who cut the crosses into pieces before taking them to the scrap merchants.

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