vulcanizer
/ˈvʌlkənaɪzər/
noun
- A machine or device used to treat rubber with heat and sulfur to make it stronger and more elastic.
- The mechanic used a small vulcanizer to patch the inner tube.
- The old vulcanizer hissed steam as it cured the rubber sheets.
- The tire factory installed a new vulcanizer to improve production speed.
- A person who operates a machine that vulcanizes rubber.
- The vulcanizer wore thick gloves to handle the hot rubber.
- The vulcanizer checked the temperature gauges every few minutes.
- After years of training, she became a skilled vulcanizer at the plant.