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iron man
noun
- a person, as a worker or athlete, of great physical endurance who can be depended upon to perform a given task or job tirelessly.
- a machine that performs a job formerly done by hand; robot.
- Slang. a dollar bill or a silver dollar.
iron man
noun
- an event at a surf carnival in which contestants compete at swimming, surfing, running, etc
- a competitor at such an event
51Թ History and Origins
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However, this would-be iron man recently suffered a set-back when he was arrested in the central African nation of Chad.
An iron man, he played 10,363 consecutive snaps, a streak believed to be a league record, before being forced off the field with a torn triceps midway through Cleveland’s 0-16 season in 2017.
Rizzs, who is in his 38th season calling Mariners games, is regarded as an iron man.
The iron man started the first 141 games of the 2022 season before taking his first day off on Sept. 14.
“We’re not blessed with numbers, so it’s a lot of iron man football.”
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