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builder.

One who builds or constructs things.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbɪl.də/Received-Pronunciation/ˈbɪl.dəɹ/US
  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.

  4. Clipping of bodybuilder.

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · rare
Where this word comes from

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”).

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