shipworker
Maritime manual laborer
A shipworker is someone employed in building, repairing, or maintaining ships.
The term covers various trades—welders, riveters, painters, electricians—who work in shipyards or drydocks: The shipworkers went on strike over safety conditions.
Less common than shipyard worker or dockworker, but used similarly.
Lifter or wader
- cargoTransported goods
- wharfShip docking structure
- quayWaterfront loading platform
- stevedoreShip cargo handler
berth · mooring · gantry · loading · unloading · containers · freight · tugboat
Joining into one
- hardhatProtective construction headwear
- overtimeWork beyond scheduled hours
- shiftMovement or work period
- foremanWorker who directs others
apprentice · journeyman · blue-collar · safety · crew · workforce · paycheck · pension
Drained basin for hull work
- hullOuter covering or frame
- keelHull's structural base
- riggingRopes controlling ship sails
- scaffoldingTemporary exterior work platform
blueprints · launch · fitting · riveting · plating · caulking · outfitting · commissioning
crane
Lifter or wader
stevedore · berth · mooring · gantry · loading · unloading · containers · freight · tugboat · harbor
union
Joining into one
- hardhatProtective construction headwear
- overtimeWork beyond scheduled hours
- shiftMovement or work period
foreman · apprentice · journeyman · blue-collar · safety · crew · workforce · paycheck · pension · workwear
drydock
Drained basin for hull work
scaffolding · blueprints · launch · fitting · riveting · plating · caulking · outfitting · commissioning · slipway
welding
Heat-fusing metal pieces
- torchHandheld burning light source
- grindingMolar action sometimes
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
steel · rivets · sparks · helmet · arc · flux · cutting · plating · brazing · seam
carpentry
Wood construction trade
- joineryFitting wood pieces together
- caulkingMaterial for sealing gaps
- teakTropical shipbuilding timber
planking · decking · mast · spar · woodworking · chisel · adze · oakum · varnishing · sanding
shipworkersailor
Seafaring crew member
seaman · mariner · seafarer · naval officer · deckhand
shipworkeroffice worker
Indoor professional employee
white-collar worker · service worker · agricultural worker · farm laborer · miner
ship, worker, ships, shipped, shipping, shipment, shipyard, shipmate, shipboard