Man of Steel—
1. a nickname for the movie superhero Superman:
- There will never be another Man of Steel, on film or in real life, like Chris.
2. is used of the name Stalin adopted by the Russian dictator Joseph Dzhugashvili (1879–1953):
- It seems more than ever the world needs another Stalin, another Man of Steel.
steel man—a person who has to do with steel as a product:
- From the steel-man’s point of view, this was ideal, for it put all steel mills on an equal competitive footing.
See also: iron man / man of iron.