bodywork

noun

body·​work ˈbä-dē-ˌwərk 

1

: a vehicle body

2

: the act or process of making or repairing vehicle bodies

3

: therapeutic touching or manipulation of the body by using specialized techniques

bodyworker

ˈbä-dē-ˌwər-kər 

noun

Examples of bodywork in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Beneath the bodywork, the GT will become the first all-electric Range Rover to use JLR's new Electrified Modular Architecture (EMA). — Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

The simple bodywork incorporates components like the seat and headlamp into the design while maintaining a characteristic adventure-bike stance. — New Atlas, 21 July 2026

The variant of the DB4 GT wore bodywork envisioned by Ercole Spada, then a young designer who had joined the famed Milanese coachbuilder Zagato only eight months earlier. — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 19 July 2026

Seen here without any bodywork, Ford’s WEC hypercar is built around an Oreca chassis. — Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 16 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1837, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for bodywork

• handiwork
• ironwork
• latticework
• masterwork
• metalwork
• needlework
• openwork
• overwork
• paperwork
• subnetwork
• telework
• artwork

Medical Definition

bodywork

noun

body·​work -ˌwərk 

: therapeutic touching or manipulation of the body by using specialized techniques

bodyworker

-ˌwər-kər 

noun