English Online Dictionary. What means builder? What does builder mean?
English
Etymology
From Middle English byldere, buyldere, from bylden + -er. By surface analysis, build + -er. Compare Old English bylda, bytla (“hammerer, builder”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɪl.də/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈbɪl.dəɹ/
- Rhymes: -ɪldə(ɹ)
- Hyphenation: build‧er
Noun
builder (plural builders)
- One who builds or constructs things.
- Synonym: constructor
- Synonyms: destroyer, wrecker
- (trade) 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.
- (rare, bodybuilding) Clipping of bodybuilder.
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See also
- building worker
- construction worker
References
Anagrams
- rebuild