ironmaster
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of ironmaster
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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
He did it by outplaying ironmaster Nelson with the irons.
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 Max O'Rell
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