shipwright

[ ship-rahyt ]

/ ˈʃɪpˌraɪt /

noun Shipbuilding.

a person who builds and launches wooden vessels or does carpentry work in connection with the building and launching of steel or iron vessels.

Nearby words

shipside, shipton, mother, shipway, shipworm, shipwreck, shipwright, shipyard, shiralee, shiraz, shire, shire highlands

Origin of shipwright

before 1100; Middle English; Old English scipwyrhta. See ship¹, wright

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Examples from the Web for shipwright

A king may work with honour in a shipwright's yard, but a king should not condescend to become a spy.
Trevethlan: Volume 1|William Davy Watson
Pitt stared at him, and the shipwright poured out his dismal news in a dismal tone.
Captain Blood|Rafael Sabatini
What is he that builds stronger than either the mason, the shipwright, or the carpenter?
Hamlet|William Shakespeare
Planks were cut for my new Mackinaw boat, and the carpenter or shipwright immediately set to work in the court-yard of the fort.
Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, v. 23|Various

In all ages a great ship is a great wonder, representing for the time the final triumph of the shipwright's art.
The Age of Erasmus|P. S. Allen

British Dictionary definitions for shipwright

shipwright

/ (ˈʃɪpˌraɪt) /

noun

an artisan skilled in one or more of the tasks required to build vessels

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Word Origin and History for shipwright

shipwright

Old English scipwyrhta; see ship (n.) + wright (n.).