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ironmaster

ironmaster

8.2
A person who owns or runs a factory where iron is made
  • noun
  • /ˈaɪərnˌmæs.tər/
  • Archaic
translation icon : maestro de hierro
  • The ironmaster oversaw the operations of the foundry, ensuring the quality of the iron produced.

Examples

  • It was their stories, mobilized in legal forums by powerful ironmasters, that posed a real threat to the Neilson camp.

    Academic text (2016)
  • Thompson was a financier, ship owner, and ironmaster.

    Academic text (2016)
  • Ironmaster and Art Collector: Abraham Darby IV

    Academic text (2012)
  • I guess a hidden political will, under the leadership of the descendants of ironmasters, organizes the occultation of international politics as an overdose of crosswords.

    Blog text (14)
  • The ironmaster's interest in purifying the air for the blast, specifically to remove sulfur from that air, must have been based on the idea that greater sulfur content in the air in the summer months might be responsible for the seasonal variation in productivity.

    Academic text (2016)
  • Unlike the current study, Belford's account concentrates on another candidate inventor, Thomas Botfield, a Shropshire ironmaster, as anticipating Neilson.

    Academic text (2016)
  • According to his own account, Neilson's first study of blast furnaces was stimulated when an ironmaster consulted him in 1824 on whether the air blast to a furnace might be purified.

    Academic text (2016)
  • The pursuers relied, as before, on a strong cast of scientific witnesses (including Forbes, Fyffe, and Mushet) and ironmasters to testify to the sufficiency of the specification.

    Academic text (2016)
  • George Taylor was a prominent ironmaster who managed a successful ironworks in Pennsylvania.

  • As an ironmaster, Thompson played a crucial role in the industrial growth of his region.

Synonyms

industrialist
vsironmaster
  • US
23 5.7

A person who owns, manages, or invests in factories and large companies that make goods

is specific to owning or running an ironworks or foundry

How Skilled

ironmaster
  • Archaic
8.2
ironsmith
  • Archaic
6.2

Surface Forms

ironmaster singular
ironmasters plural

Morphology

ironmaster = iron + master (transparent) = iron + master

The compound is a straightforward combination of 'iron' + 'master' meaning a person who manages or owns an ironworks, which is readily inferred by learners.

Etymology

Ironmaster is simple: it combines iron ('a strong metal') and master ('a boss' or 'expert'). So an ironmaster is the person who runs or owns an ironworks or foundry.