shipbuilder

American  

[ship-bil-der] / ˈʃɪpˌbɪl dər /

noun

1. a person whose occupation is the designing or constructing of ship.

2. a commercial firm for building ships.

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shipbuilder British  

/ ˈʃɪpˌbɪldə /

noun

1. a person or business engaged in the building of ships

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Other Word Forms

• shipbuilding
  noun

Etymology

Origin of shipbuilder

First recorded in 1690–1700; ship ¹ + builder

Example Sentences

Shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries, whose roots go back to 1886, is worth roughly $16 billion, including cash and debt, according to FactSet.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Shipbuilder Henry Kaiser created Vanport in the early days of World War II because he needed a place where his employees — particularly African American workers - could live.

From Washington Times • Mar. 30, 2015

New investors may need to found within days if the financially-stricken Ferguson Shipbuilder in Port Glasgow is to be saved, MSPs have been told.

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2014

Shipbuilder Henry J. Kaiser proposed to build a fleet of big planes in the early days of the war, when German submarines were sinking U.S. freighters in convoys headed for Britain.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Now, don't get excited, lad," laughed the Shipbuilder.

From The Submarine Boys and the Middies The Prize Detail at Annapolis by Durham, Victor G.