builder
One who builds or constructs thingsOne who builds or constructs things.
» Tom is a consensus builder.
Meaning
3 sensesOne who builds or constructs things.
Bauarbeiter, Bauarbeiterin, Baumeister
строи́тельstroítelʹ, строи́тельницаstroítelʹnica
будіве́льникbudivélʹnyk, будіве́льницяbudivélʹnycja
Master artisan, who receives his instructions from the architect, and employs workers.
Software that allows the user to create a certain kind of (often automated) output.
- someone who contracts for and supervises construction (as of a building)
- a person who creates a business or who organizes and develops a country
- a substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action
Examples
34 sentencesTom is a consensus builder.
Tom was a consensus builder.
My father is a master builder.
Tom is an experienced model builder.
The best confidence builder is experience.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English byldere, buyldere, from bylden + -er. By surface analysis, build + -erFrom Middle English byldere, buyldere, from bylden + -er. By surface analysis, build + -er. Compare Old English bylda, bytla (“hammerer, builder”).
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Forms
plural: buildersSynonyms
4 synonyms- someone who contracts for and supervises construction (as of a building):constructor
- a substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action:detergent builder