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shipfitter

[ ship-fit-er ]

noun

Shipbuilding.
  1. a person who forms plates, shapes, etc., of ship according to plans, patterns, or molds.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of shipfitter1

First recorded in 1940–45; ship 1 + fitter
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The shipfitter never figured that the same ship - upgraded over the years - would enjoy such longevity.

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Shipfitter Tim Garland, 57, started work in 1988 on the first Arleigh Burke destroyer, making ballistic doors and hatches.

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The shipfitter never figured that the same ship — upgraded over the years — would enjoy such longevity.

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Army for eight years, then worked as a machinist and as a shipfitter at Todd’s Shipyard in Seattle.

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The majority of the subjects are women and include a 42-year veteran and a 22-year-old who was her employer’s only female shipfitter.

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