steelworker

American  

[steel-wur-ker] / ˈstilˌwɜr kər /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of steelworker

First recorded in 1880–85; steel + worker

Example Sentences

Pennsylvania sent 8,000 Guardsmen to break the strike, replacing skilled steelworkers wherever possible with machines.

From The Wall Street Journal

Five 10-hour shifts with a six-hour shift on Saturday were common, and steelworkers had it even harder, often working 12-hour shifts seven days a week, with just two days off every couple of weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the 1960s, the children of steelworkers went to college in record numbers, and few aspired to return to the mills; even if they did, their parents discouraged them.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Community Union, representing UK steelworkers, called the measures an "existential threat" to the industry.

From BBC

Greene worked as a draftsman, civil technologist, steelworker and rock-band crew member before starting his career in theatre in the UK in the 1970s.

From BBC