shipfitter

[ ship-fit-er ]

noun

, Shipbuilding.

1. a person who forms plates, shapes, etc., of ship according to plans, patterns, or molds.

Word History and Origins

Origin of shipfitter¹

First recorded in 1940–45; ship ¹ + fitter

Example Sentences

The shipfitter never figured that the same ship - upgraded over the years - would enjoy such longevity.

From Washington Times

Shipfitter Tim Garland, 57, started work in 1988 on the first Arleigh Burke destroyer, making ballistic doors and hatches.

From Seattle Times

The shipfitter never figured that the same ship — upgraded over the years — would enjoy such longevity.

From Seattle Times

Army for eight years, then worked as a machinist and as a shipfitter at Todd’s Shipyard in Seattle.

From Seattle Times

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