ironmaster

[ ahy-ern-mas-ter, -mah-ster ]

nounChiefly British.
  1. the master of a foundry or ironworks; a manufacturer of iron.

Origin of ironmaster

1
First recorded in 1665–75; iron + master

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British Dictionary definitions for ironmaster

ironmaster

/ (ˈaɪənˌmɑːstə) /


noun
  1. British a manufacturer of iron, esp (formerly) the owner of an ironworks

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