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iron man

noun

  1. a person, as a worker or athlete, of great physical endurance who can be depended upon to perform a given task or job tirelessly.
  2. a machine that performs a job formerly done by hand; robot.
  3. Slang. a dollar bill or a silver dollar.


iron man

noun

  1. an event at a surf carnival in which contestants compete at swimming, surfing, running, etc
  2. a competitor at such an event
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of iron man1

First recorded in 1610–20
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Example Sentences

He is Iron Man, after all, and one of the biggest movie stars in the world.

And as previously mentioned, she joins forces with Iron Man and the pro-registration heroes during the Civil War storyline.

Do people recognize you more from Happy Endings, The Mindy Project, or Iron Man 3?

Truly, I wanted to be blown away and feel like this guy would be like Robert Downey Jr. was in Iron Man.

“Truly, I wanted to be blown away and feel like this guy would be just like Robert Downey Jr. was in Iron Man,” says Gunn.

Coleridge calls him a 'keen iron man,' and reports that he made a butt of Godwin as he had done of Paine.

Like that rumbling carriage without horses, this jointed iron man came walking toward me.

But the grip of his hand had been like the grip of an iron man.

Even Morgan, that iron man among iron men, leans on his rifle and despairs of the field.

As usual, the iron-man asked twice as much as he intended to take, and after a sharp bargain, Roejean conquered.

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