shipbuilder

[ ship-bil-der ]

/ ˈʃɪpˌbɪl dər /

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noun

a person whose occupation is the designing or constructing of ship.

a commercial firm for building ships.

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Origin of shipbuilder

First recorded in 1690–1700; ship¹ + builder

OTHER WORDS FROM shipbuilder

shipbuilding, noun

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How to use shipbuilder in a sentence

Castellammare di Stabia, on the west coast of the gulf, has a large naval shipbuilding yard and an important harbour.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2|Various
Shipbuilding, net and rope-making, and woollen manufacturing are other industries, and coal is mined in the vicinity.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2|Various
No doubt the use of iron, and now of steel, has contributed most largely to the increase of shipbuilding in this country.
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I have already mentioned the large consumption, reckoned in tons of pig iron, of the materials for shipbuilding.
Scientific American Supplement, Vol. XV., No. 388, June 9, 1883|Various

Brest has important foundries and engineering works; and shipbuilding is carried on there and at other seaports.
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British Dictionary definitions for shipbuilder

shipbuilder

/ (ˈʃɪpˌbɪldə) /

noun

a person or business engaged in the building of ships

Derived forms of shipbuilder

shipbuilding, noun

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