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noun
A skilled construction worker who assembles the metal frame of buildings, especially large commercial ones such as warehouses and skyscrapers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: erector
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A person employed to manufacture and shape iron or to do other (related) labor within an ironworks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
Synonyms: roughneck
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a person who makes articles of iron
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: maker, shaper
Narrower terms: puddler
History
From iron + worker.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
