encinder

/ɛnˈsɪndər/

Definitions

1. noun

a person who kindles fires or maintains them, especially a person employed to tend a furnace or oven

“The encinder had to carefully monitor the temperature of the furnace throughout the night.”

2. verb

to kindle or maintain a fire, especially in a furnace or oven

“The encinder had to encinder the furnace to melt the metal at a high temperature.”

Synonyms

  • firekeeper
  • furnace tender

Antonyms

  • extinguisher