steelmaker en · NOUN
Etymology
From steel + maker.
Meanings
- A person who works with steel.
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A company that produces steel.
The steelmakers also entered into a national security agreement with the US government, the statement said. […] But US Steel has declined sharply since its heyday. It is no longer even the largest US steelmaker, with only 14,000 US employees — 11,000 of whom are USW members.
2025 June 13, Luciana Lopez and Chris Isidore, “US Steel and Nippon Steel say Trump has approved their partnership”, in CNN Business:Nippon Steel has finalized its deal to buy 100% of US Steel, the iconic steelmaker that was once the world’s most valuable company and a cornerstone of American industrial might.
2025 June 18, Chris Isidore, “US Steel, once America’s biggest company, is now under foreign ownership”, in CNN Business:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| steelmakers | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| steel-maker | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (3)
ro oțelar (a person who works with steel) · ru сталева́р (a person who works with steel) · mk челичар (a person who works with steel)