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shipfitter

American  
[ship-fit-er] / ˈʃɪpˌfɪt ər /

noun

Shipbuilding.

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

Etymology

Origin of shipfitter

First recorded in 1940–45; ship 1 + fitter

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

It describes the life and hilarious hard times of Tony Calabrese, shipfitter in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

From Time Magazine Archive

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