steelworker

noun

steel·​work·​er ˈstēl-ˌwər-kər 

: a person who works in steel and especially in the manufacturing of it

Examples of steelworker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If industry-leading iron capabilities have by then shifted to Arkansas and the South, northwest Indiana will lose its automotive steel dominance, said Jack Weinberg, a former steelworker and a technical adviser to the Gary advocacy group. — John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026

Yesterday, the Sun asked this question of a wide variety of people – an auxiliary policeman, a protest marcher, a steelworker, a politician, a barber, a bridegroom, a bootblack and others. — Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2026

In an interview with The Washington Post, Gloria Shanahan, the mother of victim Michael Shanahan, said her son was a union steelworker who took up skydiving more than 10 years ago after his sister died of breast cancer. — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026

His father was a steelworker and his mother a live-in domestic who saw Michals and his brother only on weekends. — News Desk, Artforum, 12 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for steelworker

• caseworker
• coworker
• farmworker
• woodworker
• worker