steelmaker

noun

steel·​mak·​er ˈstēl-ˌmā-kər How to pronounce steelmaker (audio)
: a manufacturer of steel
steelmaking noun

Examples of steelmaker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The surprise development allows the steelmakers to reset the clock, potentially keeping the controversial deal alive. Kayla Tausche, CNN, 18 Sep. 2024 Nippon, headquartered in Tokyo, is Japan’s largest steelmaker. Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2024 The steelmaker also warned that the merger's failure would raise questions as to whether the company remains headquartered in Pittsburgh. Kate Gibson, CBS News, 4 Sep. 2024 In response, over the past 60 years, like chefs operating a sous vide machine to produce the perfect bite, steelmakers—their cookers arc furnaces reaching thousands of degrees Fahrenheit, with robots doing the cooking—have created a vast variety of steels to match every need. John Johnson Jr., Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for steelmaker 

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Word History

First Known Use

1774, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of steelmaker was in 1774

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“Steelmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steelmaker. Accessed 28 Sep. 2024.

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