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 • May 12, 2025

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 • Dec. 14, 2023

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

Gornall has an eye for detail — essential for a boatbuilder, but for the readers, the details can become a distraction.

From New York Times • May 31, 2019

Ulbrickson grabbed his megaphone, motioned the boatbuilder over to the shell, and said, “George, tell them what I’m trying to teach them. Tell them what we try to accomplish around here.”

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