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ship⋅wright

[ship-rahyt]
–noun Shipbuilding.
a person who builds and launches wooden vessels or does carpentry work in connection with the building and launching of steel or iron vessels.

Origin:
bef. 1100; ME; OE scipwyrhta. See ship, wright
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ship·wright   (shĭp'rīt')   
n.  One that builds or repairs ships.
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