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Meanings of shipbuilder in English

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A carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels.

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Usage of shipbuilder in English
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Guide number two came up, with the shipbuilder and Somers in tow.
The Submarine Boys and the Spies / Dodging the Sharks of the Dee...
2
You would go to the shipbuilder and the shipmaster for your information.
Westminster Sermons / with a Preface
3
Labour-supporting son of a shipbuilder becomes New Labour donor and racehorse owner.
The Guardian
4
Other vessels have been constructed by me, in my role as shipbuilder.
Depths
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Elaborate and complicated drawings having been prepared, the shipbuilder begins his work.
Man on the Ocean: A Book about Boats and Ships
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China's target of being the world's biggest shipbuilder has been too successful.
Reuters
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The shipbuilder had come ashore with his young friends, registering at the
The Submarine Boys and the Spies / Dodging the Sharks of the Dee...
8
For just a moment, Walker thought the burly shipbuilder was going to explode.
Ilse Witch
9
Respondents included South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd, the world's top shipbuilder.
Reuters
10
So I think they are not doing something right, says shipbuilder Yannis Prasinos.
Reuters
11
The surveyor was connected with the chief shipbuilder of the place.
Will Weatherhelm: The Yarn of an Old Sailor
12
The story began in Plymouth in 1904 with a shipbuilder called William Kelly.
The Guardian
13
POSCO was named one of the potential buyers for the South Korean shipbuilder.
Reuters
14
Watson, who had acquired a little knowledge, had become a shipbuilder.
The History of the Telephone
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He was found in Mr. Commissioner Pett, the most skilful shipbuilder of the age.
Andrew Marvell
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The house where he served his apprenticeship to a shipbuilder is in Grape Lane.
What to See in England / A Guide to Places of Historic Interest,...
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United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
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