boatbuilder
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of boatbuilder
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As the granddaughter of a boatbuilder and daughter of a fisherman, Brooke grew up very familiar with the water.
From BBC ● May 12, 2025
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 ● Jun. 23, 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
After four feet of water flooded his 1920s bayfront home during Hurricane Sandy four years ago, Mr. Grover, a retired boatbuilder, raised it 13 feet.
From New York Times ● Oct. 19, 2016
Despite the radically lowered expectations, the Pococks were soon ensconced on the Washington campus, and Hiram Conibear began to realize that he had hired much more than a skilled boatbuilder in George Pocock.
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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