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- [ship-bil-der]
- /ˈʃɪpˌbɪl dər/
- /ˈʃɪpˌbɪl.dər/
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- [ship-bil-der]
- /ˈʃɪpˌbɪl dər/
Definitions of shipbuilder word
- noun shipbuilder a person whose occupation is the designing or constructing of ship. 1
- noun shipbuilder a commercial firm for building ships. 1
- noun shipbuilder constructor of ships 1
- countable noun shipbuilder A shipbuilder is a company or a person that builds ships. 0
- noun shipbuilder a person or business engaged in the building of ships 0
- noun shipbuilder a person whose business is the designing and building of ships 0
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Origin of shipbuilder
First appearance:
before 1690 One of the 49% oldest English words
First recorded in 1690-1700; ship1 + builder
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Parts of speech for Shipbuilder
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shipbuilder popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
shipbuilder usage trend in Literature
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