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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.


ironmaster British  
/ ˈaɪənˌmɑːstə /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of ironmaster

First recorded in 1665–75; iron + master

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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

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