shipwright

Definitions

ship + wright = a 'ship-maker.' Wright is an old word for a skilled maker, the same element in wheelwright and playwright, so a shipwright is the craftsman who builds and repairs ships.

Common Collocations

• 1.master shipwright造船大师
• 2.skilled shipwright技艺精湛的造船工匠
• 3.traditional shipwright传统造船工匠

Example Sentences

• 1.

  The old shipwright taught his son how to bend oak planks.

• 2.

  Only a skilled shipwright could repair the hull by hand.