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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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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

Schofield grew up on Mersea Island on England’s eastern coast, the son of a boatbuilder.

From New York Times Jun. 24, 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

“She’s been through the hands of the finest boatbuilder on English waters,” said Coram van Texel.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

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