boatwright
Americannoun
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a craftsman who builds wooden boats.
Etymology
Origin of boatwright
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; boat, wright
Example Sentences
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"I would like to see the invasion," said Smith Elmont, a boatwright from the small coastal village of Luly.
From Time Magazine Archive
And not as a boatwright as he'd expected, but as an orator.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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