shipbuilder
noun
ship·build·er ˈship-ˌbil-dər 
: one who designs or constructs ships
shipbuilding
ˈship-ˌbil-diŋ
noun 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The design and engineering of the state-of-the-art SD118 Model by Italian shipbuilder Sanlorenzo Yachts took two years and cost around $14.3 million. 
Melissa Feldman, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2022 Shore Acres stands on ground that was once home to the most-luxurious home in Oregon, a palatial estate built in 1905 by local shipbuilder and lumberman Louis J. Simpson. oregonlive, 27 July 2022 San Diego’s General Dynamics-NASSCO will get $1.4 billion in federal funds to help build three huge ships for the Navy, money that will solidify the work force as the last major shipbuilder on the West Coast. Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2022 For example, China is already the world’s largest shipbuilder, so exporting more naval ships is a natural next step. Terrence Guay, The Conversation, 7 June 2022 The burgeoning Turkish shipbuilder, which began in 2008 as a design studio before opening a boatyard in Antalya two years later, has just unveiled a new concept inspired by the aerodynamics of the world’s fastest cars. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 May 2022 In about 2014, Imperial Yachts landed its biggest project to date, a 349-foot superyacht to be constructed by Lürssen, a German shipbuilder: This would become the Amadea. New York Times, 1 June 2022 Work on the ship will begin later this year, with delivery projected for 2025, the shipbuilder said. al, 4 May 2022 Some work flows its way, in part, because NASSCO is the last major shipbuilder left on the West Coast. Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2022 See More
Melissa Feldman, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2022 Shore Acres stands on ground that was once home to the most-luxurious home in Oregon, a palatial estate built in 1905 by local shipbuilder and lumberman Louis J. Simpson. oregonlive, 27 July 2022 San Diego’s General Dynamics-NASSCO will get $1.4 billion in federal funds to help build three huge ships for the Navy, money that will solidify the work force as the last major shipbuilder on the West Coast. Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2022 For example, China is already the world’s largest shipbuilder, so exporting more naval ships is a natural next step. Terrence Guay, The Conversation, 7 June 2022 The burgeoning Turkish shipbuilder, which began in 2008 as a design studio before opening a boatyard in Antalya two years later, has just unveiled a new concept inspired by the aerodynamics of the world’s fastest cars. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 May 2022 In about 2014, Imperial Yachts landed its biggest project to date, a 349-foot superyacht to be constructed by Lürssen, a German shipbuilder: This would become the Amadea. New York Times, 1 June 2022 Work on the ship will begin later this year, with delivery projected for 2025, the shipbuilder said. al, 4 May 2022 Some work flows its way, in part, because NASSCO is the last major shipbuilder left on the West Coast. Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
circa 1700, in the meaning defined above