boatwright

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A maker of boats, especially of traditional wooden construction.
name
  1. A surname originating as an occupation.

Word forms

boatwright boatwrights

Etymology

From Middle English botwright, botwrythe, equivalent to boat + wright.

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