name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
steelman
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noun
Meaning 2
A male steelworker.
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Broader terms: steelworker, steeler, millworker, worker, person
noun
Meaning 3
A stronger version of an argument that one is about to critically analyze.
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Antonyms: strawman
verb
Meaning 4
To repair flaws in an argument before analyzing it critically; to refute or to weaken the force of a stronger version of an argument than what was actually given.
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Antonyms: straw man
noun
Meaning 5
a worker engaged in making steel
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: steelmaker, steelworker
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: maker, shaper
History
Etymology
From steel + -man. For the second definition, coined as the inverse of straw man.
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Translations
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