Meanings
plural ironworkers
- A skilled construction worker who assembles the metal frame of buildings, especially large commercial ones such as warehouses and skyscrapers.
Near-synonym: erector
1 more example
Many people believe that growth will only continue. “We’re gonna need stadiums full of electricians, heavy equipment operators, ironworkers, HVAC technicians,” Dwarkesh Patel and Romeo Dean, AI-industry analysts, wrote recently.
2025 October 30, Matteo Wong, Charlie Warzel, “Here’s How the AI Crash Happens”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 30 Oct 2025Synonyms: erector
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA skilled construction worker who assembles the metal frame of buildings, especially large commercial ones such as warehouses and skyscrapers.
nounA person employed to manufacture and shape iron or to do other (related) labor within an ironworks.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian железа́р
- железа́р (železár)person who works with iron
Polish hutnik
- hutnikperson who works with iron
Swedish järnarbetare
- järnarbetareperson who works with iron
Cite this entry
ironworker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ironworker
“ironworker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ironworker. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ironworker,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ironworker.
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