ironworker
nounEtymology
From iron + worker.
- inherited from werkere
Definitions
A skilled construction worker who assembles the metal frame of buildings, especially…
A skilled construction worker who assembles the metal frame of buildings, especially large commercial ones such as warehouses and skyscrapers.
- Near-synonym: erector
- Many people believe that growth will only continue. “We’re gonna need stadiums full of electricians, heavy equipment operators, ironworkers, HVAC technicians,” Dwarkesh Patel and Romeo Dean, AI-industry analysts, wrote recently.
A person employed to manufacture and shape iron or to do other (related) labor within an…
A person employed to manufacture and shape iron or to do other (related) labor within an ironworks.
- Near-synonym: roughneck
The neighborhood
- neighborironfounder
- neighborironmonger
- neighborironware
- neighborwrought iron
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA