# shipwright

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈʃɪpɹaɪt/ · frequency rank #98,712

## Definitions
1. A person who designs, builds and repairs ships, especially wooden ones.

## Etymology
From Middle English shipwright, shippwright, schipwricht, ship-wriȝth, from Old English sċipwyrhta, equivalent to ship + wright (“builder”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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