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builder
- /ˈbɪl.də/ UK
- /ˈbɪl.dɚ/ US
Rhymes with -ɪldə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English bildere, byldere, from bilden + -ere. By surface analysis, build + -er. Compare Old English bylda, bytla (“hammerer, builder”).
noun builders
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One who builds or constructs things.
Similar: constructor, destroyer, wrecker
- 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. To cut coding time and to insure maintainability of the algorithms, an "algorithm builder tool" was constructed.
- Clipping of bodybuilder In the competitions, bodybuilders go through "mandatories"—a set of mandatory poses—in the morning, where the judges compare the body parts of the builders.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: constructor, developer, detergent builder, contractor, construction, mason, designer, generator, maker, manufacturer, manufacture, integrator, creation, creator, oem, originator
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noun a person who builds or constructs things
| Español | constructor, constructora, constructor civil, constructora civil |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 건축업자 geonchugeopja, 건설자 geonseolja |
| 日本語 | 建設者 kensetsusha |
| 中文 | 建築工人 /建筑工人 jiànzhú gōngrén, 建築工 /建筑工 jiànzhùgōng |
| हिन्दी | निर्माता nirmātā, राजगीर rājgīr, बिल्डर bilḍar |
| Kiswahili | mjenzi, mjengaji |
| Português | construtor, construtora, empreiteiro, empreiteira |
| Français | constructeur, constructrice, bâtisseur, bâtisseuse |
| Deutsch | Bauarbeiter, Bauarbeiterin, Baumeister, Baumeisterin, Erbauer, Erbauerin |
| Italiano | costruttore, costruttrice |
| Ελληνικά | κτίστης ktístis |
| Română | constructor, constructoare |
| Русский | строи́тель stroítelʹ, строи́тельница stroítelʹnica |
| Tiếng Việt | chủ thầu |
| العربية | بَنَّاء bannāʔ, بَنَّاءَة bannāʔa, مِعْمَار miʕmār, مِعْمَارَة miʕmāra |
| עברית | בַּנַּאי banai |
Talk about this word "builder." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/builder. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. builder. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/builder "builder." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/builder.Cite this
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title = {builder},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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