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steelmen

steelmen is the plural of steelman.

Meaning of steelman

Noun

steelman (plural steelmen)

  1. A male steelworker.
  2. A stronger version of an argument that one is about to critically analyze.
    • a "steel man" is an improvement of someone's position or argument that is harder to defeat than their originally stated position or argument.2011 October 24, Luke Muehlhauser, “Better Disagreement”, in LessWrong
    Antonyms:
    strawman

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Questions about steelmen

What is steelmen the plural of?
Steelmen is the plural of steelman.

Words near steelmen in the dictionary

  1. steelmanned
  2. steelmanning
  3. steelmans
  4. steelmaster
  5. steelmasters
  6. steelmen
  7. steelo
  8. steelpan
  9. steelpannist
  10. steelpannists
  11. steelpans

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