shipwright

English

Etymology

From Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#SHIPWRIGHTCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#SHIPWRIGHT shipwright, shippwright, schipwricht, ship-wriȝth, from Old EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Old English#SHIPWRIGHTCategory:English terms derived from Old English#SHIPWRIGHT sċipwyrhta, equivalent to ship +‎ wright (“builder”)Category:English compound terms#SHIPWRIGHT.

Pronunciation

Noun

shipwright (plural shipwrights)Category:English lemmas#SHIPWRIGHTCategory:English nouns#SHIPWRIGHTCategory:English countable nouns#SHIPWRIGHTCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#SHIPWRIGHTCategory:Pages with entries#SHIPWRIGHTCategory:Pages with 1 entry#SHIPWRIGHT

  1. A person who designs, builds and repairs ships, especially wooden ones.
    • 2008, Robert L. Smith, Never Waste the Flowers‎, Authorhouse, →ISBN, page 21:
      A shipwright is one who builds or repairs ships using whatever materials are available including, but not limited to wood, metal, plastic, and concrete. / A master shipwright is one who has learned to use his skills with precision and is capable of teaching them to others. His knowledge includes mathematics, mechanics, and the use of tool; they also include the application of imagination, ingenuity, creativity, and vision of what can be.
      Category:English terms with quotations#SHIPWRIGHT

Derived terms

shipwrighting

Translations

See also

Category:en:Occupations#SHIPWRIGHTCategory:en:People#SHIPWRIGHT
Category:English 2-syllable words Category:English compound terms Category:English countable nouns Category:English lemmas Category:English nouns Category:English terms derived from Middle English Category:English terms derived from Old English Category:English terms inherited from Middle English Category:English terms inherited from Old English Category:English terms with IPA pronunciation Category:English terms with audio pronunciation Category:English terms with quotations Category:Entries with translation boxes Category:Mandarin terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations Category:Pages with 1 entry Category:Pages with entries Category:Terms with Ancient Greek translations Category:Terms with Bulgarian translations Category:Terms with Danish translations Category:Terms with Dutch translations Category:Terms with Finnish translations Category:Terms with German translations Category:Terms with Greek translations Category:Terms with Italian translations Category:Terms with Japanese translations Category:Terms with Latin translations Category:Terms with Mandarin translations Category:Terms with Old English translations Category:Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations Category:Terms with Plautdietsch translations Category:Terms with Romanian translations Category:Terms with Russian translations Category:Terms with Spanish translations Category:en:Occupations Category:en:People