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 Words From

• shipbuilding noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of shipbuilder¹

First recorded in 1690–1700; ship ¹ + builder

Example Sentences

Suffice it to say, the sleeker galleon was ironically anachronistic, with the focus of shipbuilders once again shifting to the bigger warships with broadside artillery platforms.

From Realm of History

The city last year passed a virtually identical plan with support from the shipbuilders, and silence from the business community.

From Voice of San Diego

One of Alvarez’s clients was Austal USA, a shipbuilder, who he lobbied the Port of San Diego to let open a shipyard just south of Barrio Logan, in National City.

From Voice of San Diego

Her first guess was that it was coming from VT Halter Marine, a shipbuilder located 800 feet away that was undergoing repairs to fix damage from Hurricane Katrina.

From ProPublica

It had issued operating permits to the shipbuilder and a dozen other major industrial facilities nearby, including a huge Chevron oil refinery and a chemical plant.

From ProPublica

His last novel, Waterline was the story of a one-time shipbuilder in the Glasgow yards, now broken by loss.

From The Daily Beast

They disparage his trip to a Navy shipbuilder as a “road show.”

From The Daily Beast

But there is also an incorporeal cause, likewise a ship, viz., the ship in the mind of the shipbuilder.

From Project Gutenberg

In Bible history the same term has been employed to personify the tradition of the first shipbuilder, Noah.

From Project Gutenberg

Constantine, the younger son of Clemens the shipbuilder, had been her brothers' companion and closest friend.

From Project Gutenberg

He found the trees, but they were in such inaccessible ravines that the shipbuilder declared it was impossible to get them.

From Project Gutenberg

It was a fortunate day for our nation when the plans of Mr. Humphreys, a shipbuilder of Philadelphia, were accepted.

From Project Gutenberg