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.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈʃɪpɹaɪt/
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CMU ARPABET:SH IH1 P R AY2 T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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