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shipbuilder

[ ship-bil-der ]

noun

  1. a person whose occupation is the designing or constructing of ship.
  2. a commercial firm for building ships.


shipbuilder

/ ˈʃɪˌɪə /

noun

  1. a person or business engaged in the building of ships
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ󾱱ˌܾ徱Բ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • 󾱱bܾiԲ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of shipbuilder1

First recorded in 1690–1700; ship 1 + builder
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Example Sentences

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According to Albanese, Australian steel accounts for about 1% of US imports, though its steel is used by a major US military shipbuilder.

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As the documentary 'Sir Alex' explores, Ferguson was the son of a shipbuilder in Glasgow and had spent time before his managerial career as a pub landlord in the city.

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Spain's state-owned shipbuilder is expected to confirm on Thursday that it is buying Harland and Wolff, the Belfast shipyard best known for Titanic.

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Harland and Wolff, the Belfast-based shipbuilder which built the Titanic, has formally entered administration for the second time in five years.

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The loss-making shipbuilder, which employs 1,500 people across the UK, had applied for a loan guarantee of up to £200m.

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