[f. as prec. + -ER1.] One who or that which vulcanizes; esp., the apparatus used in vulcanizing india-rubber.
1862. Catal. Internat. Exhib., Brit., II. No. 3520. Improved gas vulcanizer for dentists.
1862. Jrnl. Soc. Arts, X. 328/2. An iron frame is then secured round the whole, and it is placed in a small vulcaniser, heated by gas.
1885. C. G. W. Lock, Workshop Receipts, Ser. IV. 2/2. The roll being bound round with a wet cloth bandage, is ready for the ‘vulcaniser.’
