steelworker
noun
steel·work·er
ˈstēl-ˌwər-kər 
: a person who works in steel and especially in the manufacturing of it
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The factory has already created some 400 jobs, retraining former steelworkers from the steel industry.
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Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
On this day in 1919: The steel strike of 1919 began when over 350,000 steelworkers walked off their jobs demanding better pay, working conditions and recognition of their union.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 22 Sep. 2025
The steelworkers union at the Granite City Works has called for $500 million of the Nippon investment to be applied to modernizing the Granite City Works.
—Kenneth Rapoza, Boston Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
Winter has crafted little legends around Heavy Metal, claiming it was partially recorded at Guitar Centers around NYC with a five-year-old bassist and a steelworker from Boston on cello.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2025
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Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
On this day in 1919: The steel strike of 1919 began when over 350,000 steelworkers walked off their jobs demanding better pay, working conditions and recognition of their union.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 22 Sep. 2025
The steelworkers union at the Granite City Works has called for $500 million of the Nippon investment to be applied to modernizing the Granite City Works.
—Kenneth Rapoza, Boston Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
Winter has crafted little legends around Heavy Metal, claiming it was partially recorded at Guitar Centers around NYC with a five-year-old bassist and a steelworker from Boston on cello.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for steelworker
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“Steelworker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steelworker. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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