ironmaster
ironmaster noun: a manufacturer of iron.
Noun
ironmaster (plural ironmasters)
- A manufacturer of iron
- A contract has just been made by several of our large ironmasters for 8000 tons of iron for the great Menai Straits Bridge, in connection with the Chester and Holyhead Railway.1846, editorial staff, “CHEMISTRY”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 2, Issue 13, page 102
- The proprietor of an ironworks
- Thirdly, it incorporated Samuel Homfray, Richard Fothergill, Matthew Monkhouse, William Thompson, and William Forman, ironmasters, (described in the Act as intended lessees of the Tredegar Iron Works) as the Sirhowy Tramroad Company, with powers to make, at their own expense, the portion of the...1939 September, Charles E. Lee, “The Sirhowy Valley and its Railways—I”, in Railway Magazine, page 206
Forms of ironmaster
| plural | ironmasters |
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Origin of ironmaster
From iron + master.
Questions about ironmaster
- What does ironmaster mean?
- Ironmaster means a manufacturer of iron.
- What part of speech is ironmaster?
- Ironmaster is a noun.
- What is the plural of ironmaster?
- The plural of ironmaster is ironmasters.
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