shipfitter
noun
ship·fit·ter
ˈship-ˌfi-tər 
1
: one that fits together the structural members of ships and puts them into position for riveting or welding
2
: a naval enlisted man who works in sheet metal and performs the work of a plumber aboard ship
Examples of shipfitter in a Sentence
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Levi Benner, a shipfitter, said there are hard feelings because management routinely rejects workers’ ideas for improvements.
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David Sharp, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2020
Then, again, electricians, machinists, shipfitters, pipefitters.
—Washington Post, 1 June 2017
After 25 years as a boilermaker, shipfitter and welder, photographer Joseph Blum knows his way around construction sites.
—Rebecca Horne, WIRED, 24 July 2013
David Sharp, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2020
Then, again, electricians, machinists, shipfitters, pipefitters.
—Washington Post, 1 June 2017
After 25 years as a boilermaker, shipfitter and welder, photographer Joseph Blum knows his way around construction sites.
—Rebecca Horne, WIRED, 24 July 2013
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“Shipfitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shipfitter. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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