shipwright
IPA: ʃˈɪpraɪt
noun
- A person who designs, builds and repairs ships, especially wooden ones.
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Examples of "shipwright" in Sentences
- He was a shipwright and carpenter.
- Franky joins the crew, and becomes the crew's shipwright.
- I am currently employed as a professional sailor and shipwright.
- Louis was forced to retire early from his trade as a shipwright.
- The pitsaws, cursed by the sawyers and praised by the shipwrights.
- Durfee was a shipwright, and Borden was the owner of a grist mill.
- Her father was a shipwright in the local docks, and her mother a nurse.
- The skill of the local shipwrights and boat builders are widely sought after.
- By 1781, Stodder had moved to Baltimore and become established as a shipwright.
- Prior to his political career, he was a shipwright and lecturer, earning a PhD.
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