housebuilder
- noun
- /ˈhaʊsˌbɪldər/
- UK
Examples
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My father was a barber and sometime housebuilder.
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Even for the reluctant housebuilder, making a home in the suburbs was an attractive option (Harris 1990).
Academic text (1991) -
The local housebuilder completed the new homes on time and within budget.
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After years of training, she became a successful housebuilder specializing in eco-friendly designs.
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Each housebuilder must adhere to local regulations to ensure safety and quality in construction.
Synonyms
A person or company who buys land, improves it, and sells it for profit
A person or company that organizes and supervises building work
A person or company that builds houses as a business
A person or company that makes houses for people to live in
A person or company that builds and manages projects like houses and bridges
A person or company that makes houses to sell
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Morphology
Etymology
Housebuilder is a simple compound of house ('home' or 'building for living') and builder (from build, 'to make'), so a housebuilder is a person or company that 'makes houses' to sell or as a business.