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shipfitter

[ ship-fit-er ]

noun

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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of shipfitter1

First recorded in 1940–45; ship 1 + fitter
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Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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