noun
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a person who works in an ironworks
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a person who makes articles of iron
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Etymology
Origin of ironworker
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at iron, worker
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Miller’s district favors the GOP, yet recent polls show him trailing his Democratic opponent, a city councilor and ironworker named Brian Poindexter.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
The community colleges have proposed degrees in essential industries: field ironworker supervision at Cerritos College, modern police science at Porterville College, digital infrastructure at Santiago Canyon College and cloud computing at Santa Monica College.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2026
Her great-great grandfather was an ironworker named Henson Summers, whose unusual first name helped genealogists to trace his family.
From Science Magazine ● Feb. 17, 2024
When Aubrey Russell, 34, got out of prison in 2019, she didn’t have a car for her first six months as an apprentice ironworker.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 14, 2024
He turned to me and waved toward the ironworker in the shop.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
With data centers, the infrastructure stays, the tax base expands, and electricians, pipe fitters, ironworkers and laborers can spend years on a single project.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
The State Building and Construction Trades Council represents hundreds of thousands of workers in the state, including bricklayers, ironworkers and painters, among many others.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2025
For now, ironworkers who maintain the bridge and are trained in rescue techniques perform many of the rescues.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 3, 2024
He spoke of laborers and carpenters building solar farms, ironworkers and operating engineers building wind projects, and electricians installing solar panels and EV chargers.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 25, 2023
My gang consisted entirely of ironworkers, well-set-up young fellows in splendid physical condition, yet before I was gone a day on our journey I found myself confronted by mutiny.
From The Sword Maker by Robert Barr
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