shipbuilder
Americannoun
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a person whose occupation is the designing or constructing of ship.
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a commercial firm for building ships.
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The South Korean shipbuilder could benefit from restarting a suspended domestic dock to build more higher-end vessels, such as very large ethane carriers or shuttle tankers, the analyst writes in a research note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
Saronic Technologies, an autonomous shipbuilder, raised $1.75 billion, valuing it at $9.25 billion, to scale US shipbuilding.
From Barron's ● Mar. 31, 2026
On Tuesday, Austin, Texas-based autonomous shipbuilder Saronic Technologies announced External link a $1.75 billion capital raise, valuing the company at $9.25 billion.
From Barron's ● Mar. 31, 2026
Italian naval shipbuilder Fincantieri and Naval Group in France codesigned a frigate that is made in their own yards and are working on a patrol boat together.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
Her father had given her a good home, an education, everything a wealthy shipbuilder could give his only daughter—but not forgiveness.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
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