▪ I. reˈtorter1 rare.
[f. retort v.1]
One who retorts.
| 1611 Cotgr., Retordeur, a twister, twiner; a wrester, a retorter. 1660 Gauden God's Gt. Demonstr. 10 No men are more..imperious retorters upon God and man, than those who are most defective in their duties to both. |
▪ II. reˈtorter2
[f. retort v.2]
One employed in retorting metals.
| 1877 Raymond Statist. Mines & Mining 415, 2 amalgamators, 2 retorters and boiler-men. |