iron man

noun

: a man of unusual physical endurance

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Every player needs time to adjust to the relentless pace and supreme physicality of these 20 squads of iron men. Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025 As Kelly poignantly puts it, the iron man isn’t made of iron. Marina Watts, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025 History is full of rhythmatists who get the axe when their band hits the big time — Steven Adler, Chad Channing, Stan Lynch, Vini Lopez, replaced by iron men like Grohl or Weinberg. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2025 That’s in part because he’s also been an iron man: Through four seasons, he’s started all 81 games the Chiefs have played, including 13 in the postseason. Kansas City Star, 7 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for iron man

Word History

First Known Use

1846, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of iron man was in 1846

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“Iron man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/iron%20man. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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