steelworker
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈstiːlˌwɜːrkər/
:
trabajador siderúrgico
- My father was a steelworker at the local mill for over twenty years.
- strike by steelworkers
Examples
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We're talking about lives and jobs, three and four generations of steelworkers.
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And the farmers in Amarillo, the oil field workers in Louisiana, the steelworkers in Pennsylvania, they want jobs.
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- My dad was a steelworker, you know.
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But the son of a Chicago steelworker did.
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My father was a steelworker.
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As any steelworker will tell you, publicly traded businesses can and do move if a better deal is offered.
Academic text (1998) -
I grew up on a farm, the son of a blue-collar steelworker here in Colorado.
Blog text (13) -
The integrated producers had agreed to labor contracts that paid steelworkers extremely well.
Blog text (19) -
With little money, a blue-collar background, and a comfortable, low-key life, this daughter of a steelworker was content.
Blog text (31) -
Gibbs met with the mayor last night to discuss the possibility of utilizing the city's Emergency Measures Act to provide relief for the hundreds of laid-off steelworkers in the community.
Synonyms
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5.3
A person who works in a factory that makes steel
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3.5
A person who makes things from metal, often by hammering or welding
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4.5
A person or company that makes steel
A person who works in a factory making steel
A woman who works in a factory making steel
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Etymology
Steelworker comes from two simple parts: steel, a strong 'metal', and worker, meaning 'a person who works'. So, a steelworker is someone who works with or makes steel, often in a factory or mill.