Meanings
steelworker1
plural steelworkers · alternative steel-worker · alternative steel worker
- A person who works in a steel mill.
Near-synonym: steelman
2 more examples
The steelworkers went on strike that year, and so did the autoworkers.
The steelworkers union has been joined by members from the teachers, hotel, and postal workers unions in getting out the vote for Lamb. […] Denny Cregut is a former steelworker who now works for the United Steelworkers Union.
2018 March 12, Vanessa Yurkevich, “Steel union looks to flip Pennsylvania’s 18th District”, in CNN - uncommonA person employed to build steel structures.
The steelworkers and electricians went on strike, halting construction.
Synonyms: ironworker
Steelworker2
plural Steelworkers
- A member of the North American trade union United Steelworkers.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person employed to build steel structures.
More synonyms by meaning
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Czech ocelář, železář
- ocelářa person employed to manufacture or shape steel
- železářa person employed to build steel structures, an ironworker
French métallurgiste
- métallurgistea person employed to manufacture or shape steel
German Stahlarbeiter
- Stahlarbeitera person employed to manufacture or shape steel
Italian metalmeccanico, siderurgista
- metalmeccanicoa person employed to manufacture or shape steel
- siderurgistaa person employed to build steel structures, an ironworker
Polish hutnik, hutnik
- hutnika person employed to manufacture or shape steel
- hutnika person employed to build steel structures, an ironworker
Portuguese metalúrgico
- metalúrgicoa person employed to manufacture or shape steel
Romanian metalurgist, metalurgistă
- metalurgista person employed to manufacture or shape steel
- metalurgistăa person employed to manufacture or shape steel
Russian сталева́р, металлу́рг
- сталева́р (stalevár)a person employed to manufacture or shape steel
- металлу́рг (metallúrg)a person employed to manufacture or shape steel
Ukrainian сталева́р
- сталева́р (stalevár)a person employed to manufacture or shape steel
Cite this entry
steelworker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steelworker
“steelworker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steelworker. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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