shipbreaker

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noun

One who works in shipbreaking.

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Meanings

nounshipbreaker (plural shipbreakers)

plural shipbreakers · alternative ship-breaker

  1. One who works in shipbreaking.

    […] the L.M.S.R. has sold Queen Empress, Duchess of Rothesay, and Eagle III to a Dutch firm of shipbreakers.

    1947 January and February, “Notes and News: Steamer Services on the Clyde”, in Railway Magazine, page 50

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
knackerwrecker

Origin

From ship + breaker.

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Cite this entry
APA

shipbreaker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shipbreaker

MLA

“shipbreaker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shipbreaker. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shipbreaker,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shipbreaker.

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