Shipwright
Pronunciation: /ˈʃɪˌpraɪt/
Shipwright (noun)
- A person who builds and repairs ships, especially wooden ones, using carpentry skills.
- A worker in a shipyard who fixes damaged parts of a vessel and makes it seaworthy again.
Examples
- The shipwright builds wooden ships with careful hands.
- A shipwright measures the wood before building a ship.