ironmaster

American  

[ahy-ern-mas-ter, -mah-ster] / ˈaɪ ərnˌmæs tər, -ˌmɑ stər /

noun

Chiefly British.

1. the master of a foundry or ironworks; a manufacturer of iron.

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ironmaster British  

/ ˈaɪənˌmɑːstə /

noun

1. a manufacturer of iron, esp (formerly) the owner of an ironworks

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Etymology

Origin of ironmaster

First recorded in 1665–75; iron + master

Example Sentences

Anyone using a bicycle, car or train relies on the forgotten ingenuity of Philip Vaughan, an ironmaster from the Welsh town of Carmarthen who patented the idea in the 1790s.

From New York Times • Oct. 12, 2021

Danny Boyle's opening ceremony took an unashamed delight in Britain's past glories and nodded to a few of its horrors, from cricket on the village green to the rise of the ironmaster.

From The Guardian • Nov. 29, 2012

Eben MacBurney Byers, 51, popular Pittsburgh sportsman and ironmaster, fell out of an upper berth five years ago returning from a Yale-Harvard football game.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sir James Heath, 80, British ironmaster and colliery owner; and Sophie Mary Lady Heath, who flew alone from Cape Town to London in 1928; in London.

From Time Magazine Archive

The rich merchant, the engineer, the ironmaster, all these live far from the city.

From Friend Mac Donald by O'Rell, Max