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ship·build·er

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–noun

1.	a person whose occupation is the designing or constructing of ships.

2.	a commercial firm for building ships.

[Origin: 1690–1700; ship + builder

]

—Related forms

shipbuilding, noun

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ship·build·ing Audio Help (shĭp'bĭl'dĭng) Pronunciation Key
n. The art or business of designing and constructing ships.

ship'build'er n.

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shipbuilder
noun
1.	a carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels [syn: shipwright]
2.	a person who builds ships as a business
3.	a business that builds and repairs ships

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ˈshipbuilder noun

a person whose business is the construction of ships
Example: a firm of shipbuilders

Arabic:	بنّاء السُّفُن
Chinese (Simplified):	造船专家
Chinese (Traditional):	造船專家
Czech:	lodní stavitel
Danish:	skibsbygger; skibsværft
Dutch:	scheepsbouwer
Estonian:	laevaehitaja
Finnish:	laivanrakentaja
French:	constructeur, *-trice de navires
German:	der Schiffsbauer
Greek:	ναυπηγός
Hungarian:	hajóépítő
Icelandic:	skipasmiður
Indonesian:	pembangun kapal
Italian:	costruttore navale*

Japanese:	造船業者
Korean:	조선업자
Latvian:	kuģubūvētājs
Lithuanian:	laivų statytojas
Norwegian:	skipsbygger, *-ingeniør
Polish:	budowniczy okrętów
Portuguese (Brazil):	construtor de navios
Portuguese (Portugal):	armador
Romanian:	constructor de nave
Russian:	судостроитель
Slovak:	lodný staviteľ
Slovenian:	ladjedelec
Spanish:	constructor de buques
Swedish:	skeppsbyggare
Turkish:	gemi inşaatçısı