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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

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Etymology

Origin of ironmaster

First recorded in 1665–75; iron + master

Example Sentences

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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

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

He did it by outplaying ironmaster Nelson with the irons.

From Time Magazine Archive

I fancy he is local—an ironmaster or something.

From At Large by Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William)