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

Hundreds of steelworkers in New York state, Ohio, Kentucky and Illinois were left unemployed and in one case, without insurance coverage and access, at least temporarily, to retirement funds, ICIJ reported. —Olena Loginova, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025

Casting a vote that helps steelworkers in one state but raises prices for builders in another is politically risky. —Bedassa Tadesse, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025

The steelworkers represent licensed vocational nurses, medical assistants, engineers, pharmacy staff and lab staff, clerical, dietary and environmental services workers, technical staff, and other frontline professionals. —Pat Maio, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025

The factory has already created some 400 jobs, retraining former steelworkers from the steel industry. —Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for steelworker

• caseworker
• coworker
• farmworker
• woodworker
• worker