in senses 1 & 2 ˈ ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷)ˌman or -ˌmaa(ə)n or -_mən, in senses 3,4, & 5 ˈ ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷)ˈman or -ˈmaa(ə)n noun
1. : a maker or manufacturer of iron
iron men are uncertain about carloadings
especially : a worker engaged in the manufacture or processing of iron
2.
a. : a railroad worker who handles the rails in tracklaying
b. : a cement worker who weighs out ground iron ore and adds it to slurry or dry-ground rock as it goes into the kiln
c. : a worker who makes iron facsimiles of paper shoe-part models for use in cutting cardboard patterns
3. : a man of unusual physical endurance
took pride in his mastery of the pitching art, in the reputation he bore as the iron man — Collier's
4. slang : dollar ; especially : a silver dollar
5. slang : a machine or device that does something formerly performed by hand : robot