/ Dictionary / Index S shipbuilder: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ship•build•er Pronunciation: (ship'bil"dur), [key] — n. a person whose occupation is the designing or constructing of ships. a commercial firm for building ships. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: shipbuilder (Thesaurus) shipboy ship canal Related Content Daily Word Quiz: crutiny Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language