steelworker

See also: steel-worker, steel worker, and Steelworker

English

Alternative forms

steel-worker
steel worker

Etymology

steel +‎ worker

Noun

steelworker (plural steelworkers)

A person who manufactures or shapes steel.
The United Steelworkers strike closed the mill.
(uncommon) A person employed to build steel structures, an ironworker.
The steelworkers and electricians went on strike, halting construction.

Usage notes

Typically as an employee at a steel mill or steelworks, a large industrial facility. An independent steelwright would (formerly) be known as a steel master or (now) a smith, craftsman, artisan, or hobbyist.

The construction workers specializing in steel work are typically known as steel workers, with the space.

Synonyms

steelman
steelwright
steeler

Translations

a person employed to manufacture or shape steel

Armenian: պողպատագործ (hy) (połpatagorc)
Belarusian: сталява́р m (staljavár)
Czech: ocelář m
French: métallurgiste (fr) m or f
German: Stahlarbeiter (de) m
Italian: metalmeccanico (it) m
Portuguese: metalúrgico (pt)
Romanian: metalurgist (ro) m, metalurgistă (ro) f
Russian: сталева́р (ru) (stalevár), металлу́рг (ru) (metallúrg)
Ukrainian: сталева́р m (stalevár)

a person employed to build steel structures, an ironworker

Czech: železář m
Italian: siderurgista (it)

Anagrams

teleworkers