shipbuilder

[ ship-bil-der ]

noun

1. a person whose occupation is the designing or constructing of ship.
2. a commercial firm for building ships.

shipbuilder

/ ˈʃɪpˌbɪldə /

noun

1. a person or business engaged in the building of ships

Derived Forms

• ˈshipˌbuilding, noun

Other Word Forms

• shipbuilding noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of shipbuilder¹

First recorded in 1690–1700; ship ¹ + builder

Example Sentences

The red sandstone-fronted tenement blocks radiating off the town's Robert Street were built just after World War One by shipbuilder Lithgows to house its workforce.

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According to Albanese, Australian steel accounts for about 1% of US imports, though its steel is used by a major US military shipbuilder.

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As the documentary 'Sir Alex' explores, Ferguson was the son of a shipbuilder in Glasgow and had spent time before his managerial career as a pub landlord in the city.

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Spain's state-owned shipbuilder is expected to confirm on Thursday that it is buying Harland and Wolff, the Belfast shipyard best known for Titanic.

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Harland and Wolff, the Belfast-based shipbuilder which built the Titanic, has formally entered administration for the second time in five years.

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