shipbuilder
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shipbuilder
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From ship + builder.
noun shipbuilders
- A person who builds vessels such as ships and boats. Referring to the genealogy of the Dobie family, we find that it can be traced back to the sixteenth century, when the Dobies of Dobie's Lane were prominent shipbuilders in the seaport town of Leith, Scotland.
- A firm that specializes in building ships.
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noun person
| Français | constructeur de navires |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Schiffbauer |
| Ελληνικά | ναυπηγός nafpigós |
| Русский | судострои́тель sudostroítelʹ, кораблестрои́тель korablestroítelʹ, корабе́л korabél |
Talk about this word "shipbuilder." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shipbuilder. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. shipbuilder. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shipbuilder "shipbuilder." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shipbuilder.
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@misc{shipbuilder_2026,
title = {shipbuilder},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shipbuilder},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
