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Noun: shipbuilder  'ship,bil-du(r)
  1. A carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels
    - shipwright, ship builder
     
  2. A person who builds ships as a business
    - ship builder
     
  3. A business that builds and repairs ships

Derived forms: ship builders, shipbuilders

Type of: builder, business, business concern, business organisation [Brit], business organization, concern, constructor, wright

Part of: shipbuilding industry

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