shipbuilder

noun

ship·​build·​er ˈship-ˌbil-dər How to pronounce shipbuilder (audio)
: one who designs or constructs ships
shipbuilding noun

Examples of shipbuilder in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web To make the vessel, Roman shipbuilders used pine, as well as a selection of harder woods, including cypress, olive and bay laurel. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 May 2024 Even shipbuilders have been tangled in the curbs, with vessels worth hundreds of millions of dollars currently stuck at dry docks in South Korea. Stephen Stapczynski, Fortune, 5 May 2024 Built by South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries, one of the world's largest shipbuilders, the Dali was launched in late 2014. Nick Perry, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2024 Fincantieri Marine Group, an Italian shipbuilder, has shipyards in Green Bay, Sturgeon Bay and Marinette that, combined, employ several thousand people. Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2024 Del Toro, over the past two years, has portrayed himself as a reliable ally of big Navy shipbuilders, helping ensure General Dynamics GD -0.2% and HII, America’s largest naval shipbuilders, got Pentagon orders and stayed busy. Craig Hooper, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024 The South Korean shipbuilder’s operating profit could increase by a softer-than-expected 3.8% for 2024, Ahn reckons. WSJ, 16 Jan. 2024 Carnival Cruise Line has signed a deal with leading German shipbuilder Meyer Werft to build its fourth Excel class cruise ship, set to launch in spring 2027. Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024 Last July, the American Bureau of Shipping and Herbert Engineering Corp. issued the results of a study addressing shipbuilders’ concerns about nuclear reactors. IEEE Spectrum, 20 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1700, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of shipbuilder was circa 1700

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“Shipbuilder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shipbuilder. Accessed 13 May. 2024.

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shipbuilder

noun
ship·​build·​er -ˌbil-dər How to pronounce shipbuilder (audio)
: one who designs or builds ships
shipbuilding noun

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