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 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 China’s shipbuilders now have the capacity to produce 23.2 million tons annually, while the U.S. can produce fewer than 100,000 tons. Robert C. O'Brien, National Review, 14 Dec. 2023 But the Charybdis' own development has run into trouble, setting off alarm bells for investors and shipbuilders considering whether to build the other really big boats needed to fulfill America's offshore wind dreams. David Uberti, WSJ, 14 Dec. 2023

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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 19 Apr. 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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