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boatwright

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[boht-rahyt] / ˈboʊtˌraɪt /

noun

  1. a craftsman who builds wooden boats.

Etymology

Origin of boatwright

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at boat, wright

Example Sentences

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"I would like to see the invasion," said Smith Elmont, a boatwright from the small coastal village of Luly.

From Time Magazine Archive

And not as a boatwright as he'd expected, but as an orator.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

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