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metalworker

American  
[met-uhl-wurk-er] / ˈmɛt əlˌwɜrk ər /

noun

  • metalworkers
    plural
  1. a person who makes metal objects, by hand or in a factory setting.


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The former metalworker and unionist made a dramatic comeback when he returned to power three years ago after a stint in jail on corruption charges that were later dismissed, and two previous terms from 2003-2010.

From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026

For years, metalworker Osmar Macedo used the convertible to haul iron.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2024

Mario Di Costanzo, the head of leftist metalworker union FIOM's branch in Pomigliano, told Reuters that production halted almost entirely on Wednesday and suffered further stoppages for several hours on Thursday and on Friday.

From Reuters ● May 12, 2023

The metalworker Junko Mori’s creative process mirrors the uncontrollable nature of evolution.

From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2023

Discovering that Bert had valuable experience as a metalworker, he pulled Bert from the line, separating him from his parents.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Paul comes from a long line of metalworkers going back "hundreds of years".

From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2025

Industries of textiles, or metalworkers making nails and scythes, were shaped like "factories without machines spread out over hundreds of households" according to Shaw-Taylor -- and increasingly produced goods for international markets.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 4, 2024

The Iron Monkey metalworkers are known for the multistory apparitions they conjure every year, haul to Burning Man and set on fire.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 23, 2024

Hummes soon began visiting the metalworkers who were organizing strikes in defiance of the military regime, demanding better wages and greater freedom.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2022

Because pure gold and silver are too soft to hold their shape, Andean metalworkers mixed them with other metals, usually copper.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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