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.
