shipbuilder
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ship·build·er /ˈʃɪpˌbɪldə $ -ər/ noun [countable] TIa company that makes ships 造船公司
Examples from the Corpus
shipbuilder• Under the arsenal ship program, however, weapons makers and shipbuilders were working together.• In a constituency such as mine there are many highly skilled men, such as shipbuilders and welders, out of work.• To assist this plan, the Navy is asking shipbuilders to construct low-maintenance ships that are heavily automated.• John Knollys was one of the finest shipbuilders in that part of Cornwall.• John Stafford quit as chief executive of Cammell Laird after the crisis-hit shipbuilder plunged to a first-half loss.• I built up the same sort of profile about the shipbuilder.• Decades later, the shipbuilder was still enjoying his island idyll.From Longman Business Dictionaryshipbuildership‧build‧er /ˈʃɪpˌbɪldə-ər/ noun [countable] a company that makes ships —shipbuilding noun [uncountable]key industries such as steel and shipbuildingship·build·er nounChineseSyllable
Corpus makes that Business ships a company
shipbuilder
ship‧build‧er /ˈʃɪpˌbɪldə $ -ər/
noun [countable]
a company that makes ships
▪ maker a company or person whose business is to make things to be sold, either by hand or using machines: the country’s largest car maker | We got a cabinet maker (=someone who makes furniture from wood) to redo our kitchen for us.
▪producer a company or country that makes large quantities of something to be sold - often used about raw materials such as oil, coffee, or steel: OPEC is an organization of 13 major oil producers. | Gold producers' shares went up by 50%.
▪manufacturer a company that makes things in large quantities, especially in a factory: Clothing manufacturers have been feeling the effects of the recession. | a plane manufacturer
▪shipbuilder/boatbuilder a person or company that makes ships or boats: a Japanese shipbuilder, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | He started out as a boatbuilder.
ship‧build‧er /ˈʃɪpˌbɪldə $ -ər/
noun [countable]a company that makes ships
| THESAURUS |
▪
▪
▪