Meanings
plural bridge-builders · alternative bridgebuilder · alternative bridge builder
- A builder of bridges.
- idiomaticA 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
Origin
Translations
Dutch bruggenbouwer, bruggenbouwer
- bruggenbouwerbuilder of bridges
- bruggenbouwerperson who establishes friendly relations
Finnish sillanrakentaja, sillanrakentaja
- sillanrakentajabuilder of bridges
- sillanrakentajaperson who establishes friendly relations
French médiateur, facilitateur
- médiateurperson who establishes friendly relations
- facilitateurperson who establishes friendly relations
Hungarian hídépítő, hídépítő
- hídépítőbuilder of bridges
- hídépítőperson who establishes friendly relations
Irish tógálaí droichead
- tógálaí droicheadbuilder of bridges
Polish budowniczy mostów, mediator
- budowniczy mostówbuilder of bridges
- mediatorperson who establishes friendly relations
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bridge-builder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bridge-builder
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