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ˈshipbuilder
One whose occupation is to design and construct ships; a naval architect.
a1700Evelyn Diary 10 Aug. 1662, He is esteem'd for the most skilfull ship-builder in the world. 1736Gentl. Mag. VI. 733/1 It will be very hard to prove, that the first Ship-Builders had ever seen that Ark to take a Patern from it. 1855Kingsley Westw. Ho! xi, The best shipbuilders from Hull to Cadiz. 1864Morn. Star 12 Jan., The shipbuilders of this country for above a century have built ships for almost every nation on the earth. |