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shipwright

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈʃɪpɹaɪt/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: shipbuilder, ship builder

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: wright

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: корабостроител (korabostroitel) — person
  • Bulgarian: корабен дърводелец (koraben dǎrvodelec) — person
  • Chinese Mandarin: 造船工人 (zàochuán gōngrén) — person
  • Chinese Mandarin: 船匠 (chuánjiàng) — person
  • Danish: skibsbygger — person
  • Dutch: scheepsbouwer — person
  • Finnish: laivanveistäjä — person
  • German: Schiffsbauer — person
  • German: Schiffbauer — person
  • Greek: ναυπηγός (nafpigós) — person
  • Ancient Greek: ναυπηγός (naupēgós) — person
  • Italian: maestro d'ascia — person
  • Italian: carpentiere navale — person
  • Japanese: 船工 (senkō) — person
  • Japanese: 船大工 (funadaiku) — person
  • Latin: naupēgus — person
  • Old English: sċipwyrhta — person
  • Plautdietsch: Scheppbumeista — person
  • Romanian: marangoz — person
  • Russian: корабе́л (korabél) — person
  • Russian: корабе́льный пло́тник (korabélʹnyj plótnik) — person
  • Spanish: carpintero ribereño — person
  • Spanish: carpintero riberano — person
  • Spanish: calafate — person
  • Ottoman Turkish: مارانغوز (marangoz) — person
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