builder
Meaning
- A person who builds or constructs things.
- Master artisan, who receives his instructions from the architect, and employs workers.
- A bodybuilder.
- Software that allows the user to create a certain kind of automated output.
Synonyms
detergent builder
brick-layer
manufacturing works
home-builder
construction organization
building contractor
manufacturing plant
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbɪl.də/
Etymology
From Middle English byldere, buyldere, perhaps dissimilated (with change of suffix) from Old English bylda (“builder”), equivalent to build + -er. Compare also Old English bȳtla (“hammerer, builder”).
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