WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
ship•build•er /ˈʃɪpˌbɪldɚ/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Naval Termsa person or group that designs or constructs ships.
ship•build•er
(ship′bil′dər),USA pronunciation n.
ship′build′ing, n.
- Naval Termsa person whose occupation is the designing or constructing of ships.
- Naval Termsa commercial firm for building ships.
- ship + builder 1690–1700
'shipbuilding' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Birkenhead
- Cochin
- DD
- Dumbarton
- Dunkerque
- Durban
- Hakodate
- Helsingborg
- Istanbul
- Kiel
- Klaipeda
- Kristiansand
- Luleå
- Nagasaki
- Newcastle
- Norfolk
- Northumberland
- Portland
- Rotterdam
- Saint Petersburg
- Saint-Nazaire
- Stavanger
- Sunderland
- Surabaya
- Szczecin
- Vishakhapatnam
- Whyalla
- Wismar
- Yokosuka
- Zaandam
- angelique
- angle collar
- anglesmith
- backbar
- bald cypress
- batten
- bed
- binding strake
- bracket
- braker
- cleat
- clincher-built
- clinker-built
- clip
- cradle
- deck bolt
- developer
- dogshore
- drag chain
- dub