English Explanatory Dictionary

steelman

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A masculine steelworker.
  2. A stronger version of an argument that one is about to critically analyze.
verb
  1. To repair flaws in an argument before analyzing it critically; to refute or to weaken the force of a stronger version of an argument than what was actually given.
name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

steelman steelmen steel-man steelmans steelmanning steelmanned

Etymology

From steel + -man. For the second definition, coined as the inverse of straw man.

Antonyms

strawman straw man

Related words

Man of Steel Stalin steeler Steelers Steelman steely principle of charity
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