shipfitter

noun

ship·​fit·​ter ˈship-ˌfi-tər 

1

: one that fits together the structural members of ships and puts them into position for riveting or welding

2

: a naval enlisted man who works in sheet metal and performs the work of a plumber aboard ship

Examples of shipfitter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Levi Benner, a shipfitter, said there are hard feelings because management routinely rejects workers’ ideas for improvements. —David Sharp, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2020

Then, again, electricians, machinists, shipfitters, pipefitters. —Washington Post, 1 June 2017

After 25 years as a boilermaker, shipfitter and welder, photographer Joseph Blum knows his way around construction sites. —Rebecca Horne, WIRED, 24 July 2013

Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined at sense 1