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steelman

American  
[steel-muhn] / ˈstil mən /

noun

steelmen plural
  1. a person engaged in the steelmaking business.


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Etymology

Origin of steelman

steel + -man

Example Sentences

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When you steelman an argument, you make the strongest possible case in favor of it.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

You may be tempted to strawman arguments you naturally disagree with, but you will become a better philosopher when you steelman those arguments instead.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

A good steelman can think of nothing more unpleasant in his industry than a rip-roaring price war.

From Time Magazine Archive

The tourist was Henry J. Kaiser, fresh from several careers as wartime shipbuilder, automaker, steelman and millionaire chief of a vast industrial empire.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the ship Chief Bender, Mohawk and steelman extraordinary, talked to the Shed and to one Charley Red Fox.

From Space Tug by Leinster, Murray

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