arc welder
noun
1
: a machine that creates arcs for arc welding
For instance, you can use an arc welder and welding rod to build up a worn surface, such as a crankshaft journal.
Richard Finch, Welder's Handbook, 2007
Richard Finch, Welder's Handbook, 20072
: a person whose job is arc welding
Following recovery the patient was anxious to return to work as an arc welder. Leslie A. Geddes, Medical Device Accidents and Illustrative Cases, 2002
Leslie A. Geddes, Medical Device Accidents and Illustrative Cases, 2002
Word History
First Known Use
1890, in the meaning defined at sense 1