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shipbuilder Definition

ship·builder (-bil′dər)

noun

a person whose business is the designing and building of ships

shipbuilder Related Forms

ship′·build′·ing noun

shipbuilder Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • local: In 1877 the firm bought several steam ships from local shipbuilder William Gray.
  • other: Irvine's was closed down for the final time, and the yards were used by other shipbuilders.
  • only: Today the only shipbuilder still in operation on this stretch of the Clyde is further upstream at Port Glasgow.
  • British: Modern plans of foreign warships were mainly provided by British shipbuilders supplying smaller countries.
  • successful: Edward Withy had been a successful shipbuilder in Hartlepool since 1869.
  • renowned: The ancient Egyptians were renowned shipbuilders and the Romans traveled along Red Sea shores.

Modifies a noun

collection: Many foreign warships are also represented in the Merchant Shipbuilder collections.

Noun used with modifier

  • merchant: Many foreign warships are also represented in the Merchant Shipbuilder collections.
  • apprentice: New man at the helm for EA Scotland Evangelical Alliance Scotland has a new General Secretary - who is a former apprentice shipbuilder.
  • master: He was classed as a master shipbuilder in 1840, at the early age of 20.
  • family: He was also very interested in his family history and his ancestors the Banks family shipbuilders of Plymouth.