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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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"It's a warning sign, obviously," said Jilmar Tatto, vice president of the Workers' Party, which former metalworker Lula co-founded in 1980.

From Barron's Apr. 24, 2026

He was an airman first class and his service included work as a metalworker helper, she said.

From Seattle Times Aug. 10, 2023

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

"It's crazy, it's incredible, it's the best thing that can happen to you in life," said Matias Gomez, 25, a metalworker.

From BBC Dec. 20, 2022

The talented Hurley was also skilled as a metalworker.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

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

Last week, some 50 metalworkers at a factory that produces aluminum parts for Tesla’s factory in Germany walked off the job.

From New York Times Nov. 28, 2023

European metalworkers tended to create metal objects by pouring molten alloys into shaped molds.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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