shipwright

American  

[ship-rahyt] / ˈʃɪpˌraɪt /

noun

Shipbuilding.

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

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shipwright British  

/ ˈʃɪpˌraɪt /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of shipwright

before 1100; Middle English; Old English scipwyrhta. See ship ¹, wright

Example Sentences

Residents were listed as having a range of occupations, from grocer and carpenter to shipwright and pastor.

From Washington Post • May 24, 2021

Before he sailed, he gave his palace and all its goods to the shipwright—an ironic gift, since the palace and its goods, and presumably the shipwright, too, would be destroyed the next day.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 7, 2019

The lack of an expensive boatyard means less overhead costs and, ideally, more competitive pricing, says shipwright David Willard, the former office manager at Jensen who will work out of the Ballard Boat Shop.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2019

Though she works on all kinds of projects, Newsom, the granddaughter of a shipwright, said she has worked on more than 200 shipwrecks in her career and enjoys them.

From Washington Times • Apr. 27, 2018

He had not known that Ambrode had a daughter, or Sigrin a wife . . . but he'd met the younger shipwright only once, and the older one he scarce remembered.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin