shipfitter
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of shipfitter
Example Sentences
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The shipfitter never figured that the same ship - upgraded over the years - would enjoy such longevity.
From Washington Times • Sep. 7, 2022
The shipfitter never figured that the same ship — upgraded over the years — would enjoy such longevity.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 7, 2022
The majority of the subjects are women and include a 42-year veteran and a 22-year-old who was her employer’s only female shipfitter.
From Washington Post • Nov. 18, 2016
You have been a shipfitter, a nurse, a real-estate broker and a barber.
From The Guardian • Mar. 30, 2013
She lacked one essential element which no shipfitter could install: skilled manpower.
From Time Magazine Archive
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