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

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

In an interview with the Tribune-Review, the filmmaker said the movie is about a steelworker who loses his job when the mill announces a shutdown. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Jorge Messi was a chemical technician and worked as a steelworker. — ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for steelworker

• caseworker
• coworker
• farmworker
• woodworker
• worker