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steelworker

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A person who works in a steel mill.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Near-synonym: steelman
  • The steelworkers went on strike that year, and so did the autoworkers.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: steeler, steelman

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: millworker, worker, person

2

noun

Meaning 2

A person employed to build steel structures.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncommon

Examples

  • The steelworkers and electricians went on strike, halting construction.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ironworker

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A member of the North American trade union United Steelworkers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a worker engaged in making steel

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: steelmaker, steelman

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: maker, shaper

History

Etymology

From steel + worker.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: պողպատագործ (poġpatagorc) — a person employed to manufacture or shape steel
  • Belarusian: сталява́р (staljavár) — a person employed to manufacture or shape steel
  • Czech: ocelář — a person employed to manufacture or shape steel
  • French: métallurgiste — a person employed to manufacture or shape steel
  • German: Stahlarbeiter — a person employed to manufacture or shape steel
  • Italian: metalmeccanico — a person employed to manufacture or shape steel
  • Polish: hutnik — a person employed to manufacture or shape steel
  • Portuguese: metalúrgico — a person employed to manufacture or shape steel
  • Romanian: metalurgist — a person employed to manufacture or shape steel
  • Romanian: metalurgistă — a person employed to manufacture or shape steel
  • Russian: сталева́р (stalevár) — a person employed to manufacture or shape steel
  • Russian: металлу́рг (metallúrg) — a person employed to manufacture or shape steel
  • Ukrainian: сталева́р (stalevár) — a person employed to manufacture or shape steel
  • Czech: železář — a person employed to build steel structures, an ironworker
  • Italian: siderurgista — a person employed to build steel structures, an ironworker
  • Polish: hutnik — a person employed to build steel structures, an ironworker
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