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steelworker en · NOUN

Etymology

From steel + worker.

Meanings

1. A person who works in a steel mill.
   • Near-synonym: steelman
   • The steelworkers went on strike that year, and so did the autoworkers.
   • The steelworkers union has been joined by members from the teachers, hotel, and postal workers unions in getting out the vote for Lamb. […] Denny Cregut is a former steelworker who now works for the United Steelworkers Union. 2018 March 12, Vanessa Yurkevich, “Steel union looks to flip Pennsylvania’s 18th District”, in CNN:
2. (uncommon) A person employed to build steel structures.
   • The steelworkers and electricians went on strike, halting construction.

Forms

Hypernyms

person · millworker · worker

Relateds

millwright · blacksmith

Synonyms

steelman · ironworker · steeler

Translations (16)

ru металлу́рг (a person employed to manufacture or shape steel) · pl hutnik (a person employed to manufacture or shape steel) · uk сталева́р (a person employed to manufacture or shape steel) · it metalmeccanico (a person employed to manufacture or shape steel) · hy պողպատագործ (a person employed to manufacture or shape steel) · it siderurgista (a person employed to build steel structures, an ironworker) · ro metalurgistă (a person employed to manufacture or shape steel) · cs železář (a person employed to build steel structures, an ironworker) · de Stahlarbeiter (a person employed to manufacture or shape steel) · be сталява́р (a person employed to manufacture or shape steel) · pt metalúrgico (a person employed to manufacture or shape steel) · ro metalurgist (a person employed to manufacture or shape steel) · cs ocelář (a person employed to manufacture or shape steel) · ru сталева́р (a person employed to manufacture or shape steel) · fr métallurgiste (a person employed to manufacture or shape steel) · pl hutnik (a person employed to build steel structures, an ironworker)

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