Ironworker

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

“Near-synonym: roughneck”

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