steelworker

noun

steel·​work·​er ˈstēl-ˌwər-kər How to pronounce steelworker (audio)
: a person who works in steel and especially in the manufacturing of it

Examples of steelworker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In the owner’s box, he was accompanied by tough-looking steelworkers. Emmett Lindner, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024 All his friends and hunting buddies are there waiting for him, including the inept Stan, the passionate John, and even Axel, played by an authentic steelworker named Chuck Aspegren. Antonio Monda, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2024 The government helped to re-educate steelworkers for new roles. Ana Swanson Thomas Ekström, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2024 Nottage’s subject matter covers a formidably wide territory, from civil war in the Congo to the plight of American steelworkers to the underground ivory trade. Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2024 Every morning, steelworkers donning orange overalls stop in the restaurant, which has signs expressing support for the United Steelworkers union, to enjoy plates of hash browns and biscuits and gravy before starting their workday. Santul Nerkar Akilah Townsend, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2024 The steelworkers union endorsed Biden in 2020 and has more than 1 million members, including tens of thousands in swing states such as Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin. David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2024 In the early days, steelworkers toiled in extreme heat, catching steel hot rods with cotton gloves and tongs. Judith Prieve, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2024 His character, Gerald, is a scowling former steelworker who, after some initial reluctance, throws himself into his friends’ amateur-strip-show shenanigans with undisguised gusto. Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of steelworker was in 1857

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“Steelworker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steelworker. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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