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shipwright

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ship·wright  (shprt)
n.
One that builds or repairs ships.
shipwright
Noun
someone, esp. a carpenter, who builds or repairs ships
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Noun1.shipwrightshipwright - a carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels
ship builder, shipbuilder
wright - someone who makes or repairs something (usually used in combination)


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The same thing is to be perceived in the other arts and sciences; for a painter would not represent an animal with a foot disproportionally large, though he had drawn it remarkably beautiful; nor would the shipwright make the prow or any other part of the vessel larger than it ought to be; nor will the master of the band permit any who sings louder and better than the rest to sing in concert with them.
A Treatise on Government by Aristotle View in context
And when you want to buy a ship, the shipwright or the pilot would be better?
The Republic by Plato View in context
He made the raft as broad as a skilled shipwright makes the beam of a large vessel, and he fixed a deck on top of the ribs, and ran a gunwale all round it.
The Odyssey by Homer View in context
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