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builder

n. countable
A2 Elementary US //ˈbɪɫdɝ// UK //bˈɪldɐ// builder Archaic

n. a person whose job is to construct or repair houses and other buildings. You hire them when you need to add a room or fix a roof.

n. a person or company that constructs, repairs, or renovates buildings as a profession.


SIMPLE

The builder finishes the new house next week.

CONTEXTUAL

We hired a local builder to renovate our kitchen and install new windows throughout the ground floor.

COMPLEX

The master builder oversaw every aspect of the cathedral's construction, from the initial foundation work to the intricate masonry of the high arches.

Synonyms
Origin

Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *buþlijan Old English bytlan Middle English bylden Latin -ariusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere Middle English byldere English builder From Middle English byldere, buyldere, from bylden + -er. By surface analysis, build + -er. Compare Old English bylda, bytla (“hammerer, builder”).

Usage

Commonly used in British English where American English might prefer 'contractor' or 'construction worker'.

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