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builder en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈbɪl.də/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈbɪl.dəɹ/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *buþlijan Old English bytlan Middle English bylden Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere Middle English byldere English builder From Middle English byldere, buyldere, from bylden + -er. By surface analysis, build + -er. Compare Old English bylda, bytla (“hammerer, builder”).

Meanings

  1. One who builds or constructs things.
  2. Master artisan, who receives his instructions from the architect, and employs workers.
  3. Software that allows the user to create a certain kind of (often automated) output.
    • Many users may find this easier to use as each field is clearly displayed and the user interface provides a formula builder and a Check formula function. 2013, David Feldman, Jason Himmelstein, Developing Business Intelligence Apps for SharePoint, page 217:
    • A map builder uses map layers from several sources and adds data to make a custom map. 1999, Michael Zeiler, Modeling Our World: The ESRI Guide to Geodatabase Design, page 46:
    • To cut coding time and to insure maintainability of the algorithms, an "algorithm builder tool" was constructed. 1987, Proceedings, International Foundation for Telemetering Conference - Volume 23, page 287:
  4. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, rare) Clipping of bodybuilder.
    • In the competitions, bodybuilders go through "mandatories"—a set of mandatory poses—in the morning, where the judges compare the body parts of the builders. 1991, Samuel Wilson Fussell, chapter 4, in Muscle: Confessions of an Unlikely Bodybuilder:

Forms

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Coordinates

maker · fabricator

Deriveds

boatbuilder · gunbuilder · builder's bum · organbuilder · nonbuilder · worldbuilder · jerry-builder · housebuilder · wagonbuilder · builder's tea · body-builder · coachbuilder · carriagebuilder · builder's breakfast · bridge-builder · city-builder · builder's remedy · castlebuilder · set-builder notation · underbuilder · shipbuilder · roadbuilder · buildress · basebuilder · homebuilder · builder pattern · builder's brew · toolbuilder · peacebuilder · bodybuilder · nation-builder · coalition builder · teambuilder · builder's cleavage · carbuilder · builder's cup · mound builder · builder's mug · builders' mug · deckbuilder · builders' cup · master builder · stairbuilder

Relateds

building worker · construction worker

Synonyms

constructor · wrecker · destroyer

Translations (132)

cs stavitelka (a person who builds or constructs things) · th ผู้ก่อสร้าง (a person who builds or constructs things) · sq ndërtues (a person who builds or constructs things) · cop ⲉⲕⲱⲧ (a person who builds or constructs things) · la aedificātor (a person who builds or constructs things) · sl gradbinec (a person who builds or constructs things) · pt construtora (a person who builds or constructs things) · sv byggare (a person who builds or constructs things) · nl bouwster (a person who builds or constructs things) · eo konstruisto (a person who builds or constructs things) · hy շինարար (a person who builds or constructs things) · ro constructor (a person who builds or constructs things) · ba төҙөүсе (a person who builds or constructs things) · grc δομήτωρ (a person who builds or constructs things) · cu строител҄ь (a person who builds or constructs things) · uli choal fatl’ag (a person who builds or constructs things) · tl tagabuo (a person who builds or constructs things) · az inşaatçı (a person who builds or constructs things) · ca constructor (a person who builds or constructs things) · vi chủ thầu (a person who builds or constructs things) · pl budowniczy (a person who builds or constructs things) · eu eraikitzale (a person who builds or constructs things) · uz quruvchi (a person who builds or constructs things) · vo buman (a person who builds or constructs things) · ka მშენებელი (a person who builds or constructs things) · kk құрушы (a person who builds or constructs things) · fr bâtisseur (a person who builds or constructs things) · ar مِعْمَار (a person who builds or constructs things) · sl stavbenik (a person who builds or constructs things) · de Bauarbeiter (a person who builds or constructs things) · de Erbauer (a person who builds or constructs things) · nn byggjar (a person who builds or constructs things) · hi राजगीर (a person who builds or constructs things) · hi बिल्डर (a person who builds or constructs things) · mi kaiwhanga (a person who builds or constructs things) · ko 건설자 (a person who builds or constructs things) · sk budovateľ (a person who builds or constructs things) · fa سازنده (a person who builds or constructs things) · kk құрылысшы (a person who builds or constructs things) · ur معمار (a person who builds or constructs things) · bg строи́тел (a person who builds or constructs things) · id pembangun (a person who builds or constructs things) · oc constructor (a person who builds or constructs things) · tr yapı kurucu (a person who builds or constructs things) · vo hibuman (a person who builds or constructs things) · ky курулушчу (a person who builds or constructs things) · ang timbrend (a person who builds or constructs things) · sh гра̀дитељ (a person who builds or constructs things) · de Erbauerin (a person who builds or constructs things) · sk budovateľka (a person who builds or constructs things) · be будаўні́к (a person who builds or constructs things) · sl gradbinka (a person who builds or constructs things) · cs budovatel (a person who builds or constructs things) · tr kurucu (a person who builds or constructs things) · lv celtnieks (a person who builds or constructs things) · sh gràditelj (a person who builds or constructs things) · de Baumeisterin (a person who builds or constructs things) · et ehitaja (a person who builds or constructs things) · nrf bâtisseux (a person who builds or constructs things) · th ผู้สร้าง (a person who builds or constructs things) · uk будіве́льник (a person who builds or constructs things) · pl budowlaniec (a person who builds or constructs things) · sh graditèljica (a person who builds or constructs things) · gl construtor (a person who builds or constructs things) · cs stavitel (a person who builds or constructs things) · hi निर्माता (a person who builds or constructs things) · ro constructoare (a person who builds or constructs things) · mk градител (a person who builds or constructs things) · ru строи́тель (a person who builds or constructs things) · pt construtor (a person who builds or constructs things) · pl budownicza (a person who builds or constructs things) · vo jibuman (a person who builds or constructs things) · sk staviteľ (a person who builds or constructs things) · cy bildar (a person who builds or constructs things) · tg меъмор (a person who builds or constructs things) · sw mjenzi (a person who builds or constructs things) · gd neach-togail (a person who builds or constructs things) · tg бинокор (a person who builds or constructs things) · ar بَنَّاء (a person who builds or constructs things) · mk градителка (a person who builds or constructs things) · hu építőmester (a person who builds or constructs things) · ky куруучу (a person who builds or constructs things) · ja 建設者 (a person who builds or constructs things) · cmn 建築工 /建筑工 (a person who builds or constructs things) · enm byldere (a person who builds or constructs things) · bg строи́телка (a person who builds or constructs things) · uk будіве́льниця (a person who builds or constructs things) · da byggearbejder (a person who builds or constructs things) · it costruttrice (a person who builds or constructs things) · nb bygger (a person who builds or constructs things) · fr constructeur (a person who builds or constructs things) · nl bouwer (a person who builds or constructs things) · it costruttore (a person who builds or constructs things) · de Bauarbeiterin (a person who builds or constructs things) · be будаўні́ца (a person who builds or constructs things) · pt empreiteira (a person who builds or constructs things) · cy adeiladwr (a person who builds or constructs things) · ar بَنَّاءَة (a person who builds or constructs things) · ga foirgneoir (a person who builds or constructs things) · de Baumeister (a person who builds or constructs things) · he בַּנַּאי (a person who builds or constructs things) · pt empreiteiro (a person who builds or constructs things) · sk staviteľka (a person who builds or constructs things) · sh градитѐљица (a person who builds or constructs things) · es constructora (a person who builds or constructs things) · tg созанда (a person who builds or constructs things) · ar مِعْمَارَة (a person who builds or constructs things) · el κτίστης (a person who builds or constructs things) · ur بلڈر (a person who builds or constructs things) · fi rakennusmies (a person who builds or constructs things) · tr inşaatçı (a person who builds or constructs things) · ko 건축업자 (a person who builds or constructs things) · ru строи́тельница (a person who builds or constructs things) · sw mjengaji (a person who builds or constructs things) · cmn 建築工人 /建筑工人 (a person who builds or constructs things) · xag 𐕄𐕒𐕁𐔱𐔰𐔰𐔾 (a person who builds or constructs things) · es constructor civil (a person who builds or constructs things) · la aedificātrīx (a person who builds or constructs things) · sl gradbenik (a person who builds or constructs things) · fr bâtisseuse (a person who builds or constructs things) · uz binokor (a person who builds or constructs things) · lt statybininkas (a person who builds or constructs things) · af bouer (a person who builds or constructs things) · sl gradbenica (a person who builds or constructs things) · mi kaihanga (a person who builds or constructs things) · sl stavbenica (a person who builds or constructs things) · es constructor (a person who builds or constructs things) · cop ⲣⲉϥⲕⲱⲧ (a person who builds or constructs things) · fa معمار (a person who builds or constructs things) · es constructora civil (a person who builds or constructs things) · cs budovatelka (a person who builds or constructs things) · fr constructrice (a person who builds or constructs things)