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builder

builder

38 2.1
A person who creates organizations such as businesses or countries
  • noun
  • /ˈbɪldər/
translation icon : promotor
  • We are becoming master builders, and we take the forests as a model for our future edifices.
  • community builder
  • nation builder
  • state builder

And I respect Elon is one of the great builders of our time.

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Examples

  • Artschwager came to art-making through a career as a builder of commercial furniture.

    Academic text (2012)
  • We are the children, builders of the future

  • But in this Government we are the builders and so today we are setting out measures.

  • We need an infrastructure system that supports young family builders to have families and contribute to paid work.

  • In a tradition as old as aviation itself, the first flight of a new aircraft is a milestone for the builder and its employees.

  • And I respect Elon is one of the great builders of our time.

  • You're a builder.

  • Are you a stock trader, a sports bookmaker, a brand builder, a goldfish trainer?

  • They're incredible builders.

  • As a skilled entrepreneur, she is known as a builder of innovative tech companies that hire thousands of people.

Synonyms

founder
vsbuilder
458 3.9

A person who starts an organization like a company or charity

focuses on growing and organizing people and resources after creation

Antonyms

39 5.5

A person or thing that causes great damage

Compounds

9 2.7

A person or company that builds houses as a business

1 2.8

A person or company that makes roads for a living

Something that makes a group feel more confident and happy

1 9.9

Ancient Native American people who built large earth mounds for burials and ceremonies in North America

mound builder
  • Australian
1 9.9

A bird that builds a large pile of leaves and rotting plants to keep its eggs warm

detergent builder
  • Specialized
6.2

A chemical added to soap or detergent to make hard water softer and help remove dirt

A person who exercises to make large, strong muscles

A person who exercises to build very large, strong muscles

A powder or drink taken to help muscles grow

A person or company that makes houses to sell

jerry-builder
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who makes cheap, badly made houses to make quick money

A person who builds ships, often using wood

How Influential

statesman
  • Formal
45 5.6
leader
1.0
founder
458 3.9
builder
38 2.1
organizer
  • US
149 2.8

Surface Forms

builder singular
builders plural

Morphology

builder = build (semi-transparent) = build + er

Agentive formation is clear, but the meaning is a metaphorical extension ('one who builds organizations or communities') that requires recognizing figurative usage.

Etymology

Builder is made from build ('to make') and -er 'one who does', used in a more general way. So a business or nation builder is someone who 'puts things together' to create companies, organisations, or other large projects.