'Converter' definitions:

Definition of 'converter'

From: WordNet
noun
A device for changing one substance or form or state into another [syn: converter, convertor]

Definition of 'Converter'

From: GCIDE
  • Converter \Con*vert"er\, n.
  • 1. One who converts; one who makes converts. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Steel Manuf.) 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. [1913 Webster]