shipbuilder

A noun referring to a person or company that constructs and repairs ships, often as a trade or business.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant une personne ou une entreprise qui construit et répare des navires, souvent comme métier ou activité commerciale.

1. Carpenter of wooden vessels B2 formal

   A skilled carpenter who constructs and launches wooden ships or boats.

   • The shipbuilder carefully shaped the oak planks for the hull.
   • Generations of shipbuilders in this town have crafted fishing boats.
   • The old shipbuilder taught his apprentice the art of caulking.

   🇫🇷charpentier de marine

   Synonymes: boatbuildershipwright

2. Professional ship constructor B2 formal

   A person whose occupation is the construction of ships as a commercial enterprise.

   • The shipbuilder oversaw the entire construction of the cargo vessel.
   • He worked as a shipbuilder for over thirty years at the dockyard.
   • The shipbuilder negotiated contracts with shipping companies.

   🇫🇷Constructeur naval

   Synonymes: shipwright

3. Shipbuilding company B2 formal

   A business or company that builds and repairs ships.

   • The shipbuilder launched its newest tanker this week.
   • A major shipbuilder in South Korea won the contract.
   • The shipbuilder employs thousands of workers at its dry docks.

   🇫🇷Entreprise de construction navale

   Synonymes: dockyardnaval shipyardshipyard

• shipbuilders plural form
• shipbuilders' possessive plural form
• shipbuilder's possessive singular form