·noun One who converts; one who makes converts.
II. Converter ·noun A retort, used in the Bessemer process, in which molten cast iron is decarburized and converted into steel by a blast of air forced through the liquid metal.
·add. ·- A machine for converting an alternating current into an alternating current of a different ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
A dockyard official who has the charge of converting timber for its different purposes in ship-build...
The Sailor's Word-Book