/ Dictionary / Index S shipwright: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ship•wright Pronunciation: (ship'rīt"), [key] — n. Shipbuilding. a person who builds and launches wooden vessels or does carpentry work in connection with the building and launching of steel or iron vessels. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: shipwright (Thesaurus) shipwreck shipyard Related Content Daily Word Quiz: deleterious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language