shipcarver

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noun

Someone who creates the decorative wooden elements for ships, such as figureheads, catheads, and so on

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Meanings

nounshipcarver (plural shipcarvers)

plural shipcarvers · alternative ship's carver · alternative shipscarver · alternative ship carver · alternative ship-carver

  1. nauticalSomeone who creates the decorative wooden elements for ships, such as figureheads, catheads, and so on

    The art of the shipcarver was steeped in a tradition of civic celebration that communicated messages of national allegiance, community pride, and personal success.

    1992, SL Lahvis, “Icons of American Trade: The Skillin Workshop and the Language of Spectacle”, in Winterthur Portfolio

Origin

From ship + carver.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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