noun
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a person who works in an ironworks
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a person who makes articles of iron
Other Word Forms
- ironworking noun
Etymology
Origin of ironworker
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at iron, worker
Example Sentences
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Aaron McDonald thinks back to when he came to Maricopa County nearly 20 years ago as a young ironworker hoping to get work building a new football stadium.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2024
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
Mr. Burton, an ironworker who has helped build several nearby wind farms, said the jobs would help fill the void created by factories that have closed or moved overseas.
From New York Times • Dec. 30, 2022
He turned to me and waved toward the ironworker in the shop.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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