shipwright

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/ˈʃɪpɹaɪt/

noun

A person who designs, builds and repairs ships, especially wooden ones.

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shipbuildership builder
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Meanings

nounshipwright (plural shipwrights)

plural shipwrights

  1. A person who designs, builds and repairs ships, especially wooden ones.
    1 more example

    A shipwright is one who builds or repairs ships using whatever materials are available including, but not limited to wood, metal, plastic, and concrete. / A master shipwright is one who has learned to use his skills with precision and is capable of teaching them to others. His knowledge includes mathematics, mechanics, and the use of tool; they also include the application of imagination, ingenuity, creativity, and vision of what can be.

    2008, Robert L. Smith, Never Waste the Flowers, Authorhouse, →ISBN, page 21

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels

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shipbuildership builder
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Origin

  1. Old Englishsċipwyrhta
  2. Middle Englishshipwright
  3. Englishshipwright

From Middle English shipwright, shippwright, schipwricht, ship-wriȝth, from Old English sċipwyrhta, equivalent to ship + wright (“builder”).

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Translations

Ancient Greek ναυπηγός
  • ναυπηγός (naupēgós)person
Bulgarian корабостроител, корабен дърводелец
  • корабостроител (korabostroitel)person
  • корабен дърводелец (koraben dărvodelec)person
Chinese Mandarin 造船工人, 船匠
  • 造船工人 (zàochuán gōngrén)person
  • 船匠 (chuánjiàng)person
Danish skibsbygger
  • skibsbyggerperson
Dutch scheepsbouwer
  • scheepsbouwerperson
Finnish laivanveistäjä
  • laivanveistäjäperson
German Schiffsbauer, Schiffbauer
  • Schiffsbauerperson
  • Schiffbauerperson
Greek ναυπηγός
  • ναυπηγός (nafpigós)person
Italian maestro d'ascia, carpentiere navale
  • maestro d'asciaperson
  • carpentiere navaleperson
Japanese 船工, 船大工
  • 船工 (senkō)person
  • 船大工 (funadaiku)person
Latin naupēgus
  • naupēgusperson
Romanian marangoz
  • marangozperson
Russian корабе́л, корабе́льный пло́тник
  • корабе́л (korabél)person
  • корабе́льный пло́тник (korabélʹnyj plótnik)person
Spanish carpintero ribereño, carpintero riberano
  • carpintero ribereñoperson
  • carpintero riberanoperson
  • calafateperson
Cite this entry
APA

shipwright. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shipwright

MLA

“shipwright.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shipwright. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shipwright,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shipwright.

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