bridge-builder en · NOUN
Etymology
From bridge + builder.
Meanings
- A builder of bridges.
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(idiomatic) A person who establishes friendly relations between parties.
A longtime advocate for racial and social justice with a degree from Virginia Commonwealth University, Walker, 40, got into politics at the urging of Edwards, an African American woman widely praised as a bridge-builder between the city’s haves and have-nots.
2021 April 5, Laura Vozzella, “Charlottesville mayor says graphic poem illustrates Black experience in city”, in The Washington Post, archived from the original on 06 Apr 2021:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bridge-builders | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| bridgebuilder | alternative | lexicographic | |
| bridge builder | alternative | lexicographic |
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Hypernyms
Relateds
trailblazer · build bridges · bridge-building
Translations (11)
pl mediator (person who establishes friendly relations) · fi sillanrakentaja (person who establishes friendly relations) · fi sillanrakentaja (builder of bridges) · hu hídépítő (person who establishes friendly relations) · hu hídépítő (builder of bridges) · pl budowniczy mostów (builder of bridges) · nl bruggenbouwer (person who establishes friendly relations) · fr médiateur (person who establishes friendly relations) · nl bruggenbouwer (builder of bridges) · ga tógálaí droichead (builder of bridges) · fr facilitateur (person who establishes friendly relations)