steelworker

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

English

Alternative forms

• steel-worker
• steel worker

Etymology

From steel +‎ worker.

Noun

steelworker (plural steelworkers)

1. A person who manufactures or shapes steel.

   The United Steelworkers strike closed the mill.

2. (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) (poġpatagorc)
• 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