STEELMAN

steelmaker, steelworker, steelman

(noun) a worker engaged in making steel

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Proper noun

Steelman (plural Steelmans)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Steelman is the 6796^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4964 individuals. Steelman is most common among White (92.28%) individuals.

Anagrams

• maltenes, metalens, talesmen

Etymology

Noun

steelman (plural steelmen)

A steelworker.

A stronger version of an argument that one is about to refute.

Antonym: strawman

Verb

steelman (third-person singular simple present steelmans, present participle steelmanning, simple past and past participle steelmanned)

To refute a stronger version of an argument than what was actually given; to repair flaws in an argument before refuting it.