steelman

Meaning

Noun

1. A steelworker.
2. A stronger version of an argument that one is about to critically analyze.

Verb

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.

Synonyms

steelmaker

steelworker

Translations

treballador de l’acer

sidérurgiste

Etymology

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