Builder - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

/ˈbɪldər/

/ˈbɪldə/

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Other forms: builders

Definitions of builder

noun
someone who contracts for and supervises construction (as of a building)

synonyms: constructor

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boatbuilder
a person who builds boats

contractor
someone (a person or firm) who contracts to build things

home-builder, homebuilder, house-builder, housebuilder
someone who builds houses as a business

jerry-builder
someone who builds cheap buildings out of poor materials on speculation for a quick profit

road builder
someone whose business is to build roads

ship builder, shipbuilder
a person who builds ships as a business

defense contractor
a contractor concerned with the development and manufacture of systems of defense

hauler, haulier
a haulage contractor

ship-breaker
a contractor who buys old ships and breaks them up for scrap

subcontractor
someone who enters into a subcontract with the primary contractor

type of:
contractor
(law) a party to a contract
noun
a person who creates a business or who organizes and develops a country

“empire builder”

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type of:
creator
a person who grows or makes or invents things
noun
a substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action

synonyms: detergent builder

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types:
sodium pyrophosphate, tetrasodium pyrophosphate
a sodium salt of pyrophosphoric acid used as a builder in soaps and detergents

sodium tripolyphosphate
a sodium salt of triphosphoric acid used as a builder in soaps and detergents

tribasic sodium phosphate, trisodium orthophosphate, trisodium phosphate
the tertiary phosphate of sodium used as a builder in soaps and detergents

type of:
material, stuff
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object

Pronunciation

/ˈbɪldər/

/ˈbɪldə/

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