noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A man who works with metals.
2. 2
   A workman who takes the roof down to give the miners more height to work in. historical
3. 3
   A metal musician or fan.

Synonyms

All synonyms

metalhead

Etymology

From metal + -man.

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