shipfitter
/ˈʃɪpˌfɪtər/
noun
- A worker who fits together and installs metal parts in a ship during construction or repair.
- The shipyard hired extra shipfitters to finish the project on time.
- As a shipfitter, she learned to read blueprints and use heavy machinery.
- The shipfitter welded the steel plates to the hull.
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