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

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When steelworkers went on strike in 1919, U.S. Steel put the strike down, backed by federal troops. Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025 The lawsuit, filed in a federal court in Washington, accused Mr. Biden and other senior administration officials of corrupting the review process for political gain and of harming steelworkers and the American steel industry by blocking the deal under false pretenses. Alan Rappeport, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025 Lawmakers and steelworkers revolted, warning the acquisition would lead to the outsourcing of jobs and supply chain disruption. Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2025 This also included an additional 580,000 supporting jobs, such as engineers, designers, steelworkers, accountants, etc. George Whittier, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for steelworker

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 28 Feb. 2025.

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