steelworker

[ steel-wur-ker ]

/ ˈstilˌwɜr kər /

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noun

a person employed in the process of manufacturing steel and steel products.

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Origin of steelworker

First recorded in 1880–85; steel + worker

She grew up as one of six kids in a working-class family in Buffalo, with a steelworker father and an “always pregnant” mother.
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His father was a steelworker, and his mother was a homemaker.
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There are thousands of songs about fishermen, about farmers, about steelworkers, because these are soul-filling jobs that have direct function for things that society needs.
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“They came in and sucked the life out of us,” said one steelworker.
Jeb Bush’s Risky Business|Patricia Murphy|July 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Am I under the delusion that when we lose 10,000 steelworker jobs, that necessarily means 10,000 fewer people working?
Why Aren't We Creating Enough New Jobs?|Megan McArdle|June 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Why did a pro-Obama super PAC play fast and loose with the sad story of a widowed steelworker?
Anti-Romney Ad Fudges Facts, Blows Opportunity for an Important Debate|Jesse Singal|August 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST