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

Mrvan got more than 60% of the vote in his Northwest Indiana district, and had the support of labor unions and steelworkers who make up the backbone of the economy in that section of the state. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

Union stalwarts representing steelworkers, utility workers, construction workers and others greeted the 73-year-old Democrat with resounding cheers and endless handshakes. — Andrea Hsu, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026

Protesting steelworkers walked around the Riverside pitch in 2015, torches lit on their mobile phones. — Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

The film starred Carlyle, Mark Addy, Lesley Sharp, Hugo Speer, Paul Barber, Steve Huison, Wim Snape and Tom Wilkinson as six unemployed steelworkers in England who form a male striptease act to earn some quick cash. — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for steelworker

• caseworker
• coworker
• farmworker
• woodworker
• worker