shipcarver

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ship +‎ carver.

Noun

shipcarver (plural shipcarvers)

  1. (nautical) Someone who creates the decorative wooden elements for ships, such as figureheads, catheads, and so on
    • 1992, SL Lahvis, “Icons of American Trade: The Skillin Workshop and the Language of Spectacle”, in Winterthur Portfolio‎[1]:
      The art of the shipcarver was steeped in a tradition of civic celebration that communicated messages of national allegiance, community pride, and personal success.
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