shipbuilder n 1: a carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels [syn: {shipwright}, {shipbuilder}, {ship builder}] 2: a person who builds ships as a business [syn: {shipbuilder}, {ship builder}] 3: a business that builds and repairs ships
Shipbuilder \Ship"build`er\, n. A person whose occupation is to construct ships and other vessels; a naval architect; a shipwright. [1913 Webster]