Shipbuilder

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Shipbuilder \Ship"build`er\, n.
     A person whose occupation is to construct ships and other
     vessels; a naval architect; a shipwright.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  shipbuilder
       n 1: a carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels [syn:
            {shipwright}, {ship builder}]
       2: a person who builds ships as a business [syn: {ship builder}]
       3: a business that builds and repairs ships