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boatbuilder

American  
[boht-bil-der] / ˈboʊtˌbɪl dər /

noun

  1. a person who builds boats.


Etymology

Origin of boatbuilder

First recorded in 1670–80; boat + builder

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My mother described the boatbuilder as my “first real relationship,” though I had lived with a woman for many years.

From New York Times Jun. 4, 2021

Christened the Meyers Manx, the vehicle was the invention of Bruce Meyers, a surfer and boatbuilder who melded old Volkswagen Beetle parts with a curving fiberglass body.

From Seattle Times Feb. 25, 2021

Christened the Meyers Manx, the vehicle was the invention of Bruce Meyers, a surfer and boatbuilder who melded old Volkswagen Beetle parts with a fiberglass body.

From Washington Post Feb. 25, 2021

Mr Peters, a boatbuilder from Millbrook in Cornwall, was arrested after a confrontation with staff at a takeaway and taken to Charles Cross police station.

From BBC May 26, 2016

In his correspondence with the boatbuilder, he threatened to buy his equipment from an English supplier, demanded price concessions, and insisted on design modifications if he were to buy.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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