house-builder
- noun
- /ˈhaʊsˌbɪldər/
:
constructor de casas
- When looking for a new home, many people consult with a reputable house-builder to ensure quality construction.
So if you asked a house builder, how did you feel when you took the keys to your first apartment or your first house?
- So if you asked a house builder, how did you feel when you took the keys to your first apartment or your first house?
Examples
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The experienced house-builder completed the construction of seven new homes last year.
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In a situation of such uncertainty, house builders and homeowners hesitated to make improvements.
Academic text (1994) -
So if you asked a house builder, how did you feel when you took the keys to your first apartment or your first house?
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We aren't treated any better than fly-by-night mechanics or shoddy house builders.
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Our neighbor is a skilled house-builder who has designed several unique houses in our area.
Synonyms
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3.9
A person or company hired to do work for others under an agreement
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3.6
A person or company who buys land, improves it, and sells it for profit
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1.0
A person or company that organizes and supervises building work
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2.7
A person or company that builds houses as a business
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3.5
A person or company that makes houses for people to live in
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5.5
A person or company that builds and manages projects like houses and bridges
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2.8
A person or company that makes houses to sell
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word house-builder is made of two words: house ('home' or 'building') and builder ('one who builds'), so it literally means a person or company that builds houses.