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
One night last week, in rain hard-driven by an icy wind, a shipfitter, an insurance salesman, a machinist supervisor and a Boston Traveler pressman boarded a 50-ft. cruiser and purred out to patrol Boston Harbor.
From Time Magazine Archive
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