shipbuilder

noun

ship·​build·​er ˈship-ˌbil-dər How to pronounce shipbuilder (audio)
: one who designs or constructs ships
shipbuilding noun

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The Italian shipbuilder just unveiled its sporty new superyacht, known as the S520, at the Palm Beach International Boat Show this year. Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2025 Energy companies are wary of investing in alternative fuel infrastructure when there aren’t any ships that run on the new fuel, and shipbuilders are want to avoid shelling out hundreds of millions of dollars to build vessels for which there is no steady fuel supply. IEEE Spectrum, 10 Mar. 2025 Chinese shipbuilders accounted for almost 60 percent of the worldwide orderbook in the first quarter of last year, according to shipbroker BRS. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 8 Jan. 2025 South Korea and Japan are the second- and third-largest shipbuilders in the world, respectively, and the domestic production capacity of each dwarfs that of the United States. Stephen Biddle, Foreign Affairs, 19 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shipbuilder

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1700, in the meaning defined above

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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 11 Apr. 2025.

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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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