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ironworkers

ironworkers is the plural of ironworker.

Meaning of ironworker

Noun

ironworker (plural ironworkers)

  1. A skilled construction worker who assembles the metal frame of buildings, especially large commercial ones such as warehouses and skyscrapers.
    • Near-synonym: erector
    Synonyms:
    erector
  2. (archaic) A person employed to manufacture and shape iron or to do other (related) labor within an ironworks.
    • Near-synonym: roughneck
    Synonyms:
    roughneck

Questions about ironworkers

What is ironworkers the plural of?
Ironworkers is the plural of ironworker.

Words near ironworkers in the dictionary

  1. ironwood
  2. ironwoods
  3. ironwork
  4. ironworked
  5. ironworker
  6. ironworkers
  7. ironworking
  8. ironworks
  9. ironwort
  10. ironworts
  11. irony

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