metalist

or met·al·list

[ met-l-ist ]

noun

1. a person who works with metals.
2. a person who advocates the use of metallic money exclusively, instead of paper money.

Word History and Origins

Origin of metalist¹

First recorded in 1640–50; metal + -ist

Example Sentences

"The match lasted four hours 36 minutes, and this is a new record. The previous longest match was last season's game between FC Rukh and FC Metalist, which lasted four hours 27 minutes. The reason was the same - an air-raid siren," the league said.

From BBC

It was also a national holiday, celebrating Ukraine’s declaration of independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, and the game between Lviv club Rukh Vynnyky and Metalist took 4-1/2 hours to complete after the teams stopped play four times to find shelter.

From Washington Times

The Ukrainian soccer league started its new season earlier Tuesday with Shakhtar Donetsk and Metalist 1925 drawing 0-0 inside Kyiv’s Olympic Stadium, which has a capacity of 65,500 but was without spectators amid the war.

From Seattle Times

Shakhtar Donetsk and Metalist 1925 played out a 0-0 draw in Kyiv’s empty Olympic Stadium on Tuesday as competitive football returned to war-torn Ukraine with the start of the country’s new Premier League season.

From Reuters

Shakhtar Donetsk and Metalist Kharkiv drew 0-0, in an empty stadium with bomb shelters prepared just in case.

From BBC