shipbuilder

ˈʃɪpˌbɪldər

Definition

Definition of shipbuilder - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

individual

Rare

person who builds ships and boats

Rare

The shipbuilder crafted a beautiful wooden sailboat.

boatbuilder

naval architect

shipwright

business

Rare

company that specializes in ship construction

Rare

The shipbuilder launched a new fleet of cargo ships.

boatbuilder

naval architect

shipwright

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Origin of shipbuilder

English, ship (vessel) + builder (constructor)

Examples of shipbuilder in a sentence

As a shipbuilder, he spent years perfecting his craft.
The shipbuilder received an award for innovation.
A renowned shipbuilder is expanding its operations overseas.

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French:constructeur de navires, constructeur naval, ...
German:Schiffsbauer, Schiffbauer, ...
Italian:costruttore di navi, costruttore navale, ...
Spanish:astillero, constructor naval, ...
Portuguese:construtor naval, estaleiro, ...
Chinese:造船工人, 造船公司, ...
Japanese:造船工, 造船会社, ...
Arabic:بَنَّاء سُفُن, شَرِكَة بِنَاء السُفُن, ...
Hebrew:בּוֹנֶה סְפִינוֹת, בּוֹנֵה סְפִינוֹת, ...
Russian:кораблестроитель, судостроительная компания, ...
Ukrainian:кораблебудівник, суднобудівна компанія, ...
Hindi:जहाज निर्माता, जहाज निर्माण कंपनी, ...
Bengali:জাহাজ নির্মাতা, জাহাজ নির্মাণ কোম্পানি, ...
Catalan:constructor naval, empresa de construcció naval, ...
Czech:stavitel lodí, loděnice, ...
Danish:skibsbygger, skibsværft, ...
Dutch:scheepsbouwer, scheepswerf, ...
Greek:ναυπηγός, ναυπηγική εταιρεία, ...
Hungarian:hajóépítő, hajógyár, ...
Khmer:អ្នកសាងសង់នាវា, ក្រុមហ៊ុនសាងសង់នាវា, ...
Korean:조선공, 조선소, ...
Persian:کشتی‌ساز, شرکت کشتی‌سازی, ...
Polish:budowniczy statków, stocznia, ...
Portuguese (BR):construtor naval, estaleiro, ...
Romanian:constructor de nave, ...
Swedish:skeppsbyggare, varv, ...
Thai:ช่างต่อเรือ, บริษัทต่อเรือ, ...
Turkish:gemi yapımcısı, gemi inşa şirketi, ...
Vietnamese:người đóng tàu, công ty đóng tàu, ...

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