boatbuilder

American  

[boht-bil-der] / ˈboʊtˌbɪl dər /

noun

1. a person who builds boats.

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Etymology

Origin of boatbuilder

First recorded in 1670–80; boat + builder

Example Sentences

As the granddaughter of a boatbuilder and daughter of a fisherman, Brooke grew up very familiar with the water.

From BBC

This was thanks, in part, to the brilliance and expertise of the boatbuilder George Yeoman Pocock, who built his elegant rowing shells in an old Navy hangar.

From Seattle Times

The Carlyle Group rolled Vigor into a new holding company that owns two other boatbuilders near Navy bases.

From Seattle Times

And orders at one electric boatbuilder are backed up for almost three years.

From BBC

Legendary boatbuilder George Pocock housed his workshop in that Shell House, creating the boats that took the University of Washington to gold.

From Seattle Times