amalgamator
(əˈmælgəmeɪtə(r))
Rarely -er.
[f. amalgamate v.: see -or, -er.]
One who, or that which, amalgamates: spec. a. One who arranges an amalgamation between public companies; b. The apparatus used for extracting silver from its ore by combining it with mercury.
| 1838 P. Parley Tales ab. Christm. xxxii. 293 A great blazy fire..the amalgamater of the age and sex. 1862 Lond. Rev. 23 Aug. 156 The professional amalgamators who conduct the negotiations. 1875 Ure Dict. Arts III. 807 The amalgamators..are usually cast-iron pans. |