Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Metallurgist \Met"al*lur`gist\, n. [Cf. F. m['e]tallurgiste.]
   One who works in metals, or prepares them for use; one who is
   skilled in metallurgy.

Source : WordNet®

metallurgist
     n : an engineer trained in the extraction and refining and
         alloying and fabrication of metals [syn: {metallurgical
         engineer}]