builder

build·er
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UK/ˈbɪl.də/US/ˈbɪl.dɚ/

noun

One who builds or constructs things.

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Meanings

nounbuilder (plural builders)

plural builders

  1. One who builds or constructs things.

    Synonyms: constructor, destroyer, wrecker

  2. businessMaster 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.

    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
    2 more examples

    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

    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
  4. abbreviationclippingrarebodybuildingClipping 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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne who builds or constructs things.

More synonyms by meaning

nouna substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action

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detergent builder

nounsomeone who contracts for and supervises construction (as of a building)

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-West Germanic*buþlijan
  2. Old Englishbytlan
  3. Middle Englishbilden
  4. Middle Englishbildere
  5. Englishbuilder

From Middle English bildere, byldere, from bilden + -ere. By surface analysis, build + -er. Compare Old English bylda, bytla (“hammerer, builder”).

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Translations

Afrikaans bouer
  • bouera person who builds or constructs things
Ancient Greek δομήτωρ
  • δομήτωρ (domḗtōr)a person who builds or constructs things
Arabic بَنَّاء, بَنَّاءَة
  • بَنَّاء (bannāʔ)a person who builds or constructs things
  • بَنَّاءَة (bannāʔa)a person who builds or constructs things
  • مِعْمَار (miʕmār)a person who builds or constructs things
  • مِعْمَارَة (miʕmāra)a person who builds or constructs things
Basque eraikitzale
  • eraikitzalea person who builds or constructs things
Bulgarian строи́тел, строи́телка
  • строи́тел (stroítel)a person who builds or constructs things
  • строи́телка (stroítelka)a person who builds or constructs things
Catalan constructor
  • constructora person who builds or constructs things
Chinese Mandarin 建築工人 /建筑工人, 建築工 /建筑工
  • 建築工人 /建筑工人 (jiànzhú gōngrén)a person who builds or constructs things
  • 建築工 /建筑工 (jiànzhùgōng)a person who builds or constructs things
Czech stavitel, stavitelka
  • stavitela person who builds or constructs things
  • stavitelkaa person who builds or constructs things
  • budovatela person who builds or constructs things
  • budovatelkaa person who builds or constructs things
Danish byggearbejder
  • byggearbejdera person who builds or constructs things
Dutch bouwer, bouwster
  • bouwera person who builds or constructs things
  • bouwstera person who builds or constructs things
Esperanto konstruisto
  • konstruistoa person who builds or constructs things
Estonian ehitaja
  • ehitajaa person who builds or constructs things
Finnish rakennusmies
  • rakennusmiesa person who builds or constructs things
French constructeur, constructrice
  • constructeura person who builds or constructs things
  • constructricea person who builds or constructs things
  • bâtisseura person who builds or constructs things
  • bâtisseusea person who builds or constructs things
German Bauarbeiter, Bauarbeiterin
  • Bauarbeitera person who builds or constructs things
  • Bauarbeiterina person who builds or constructs things
  • Baumeistera person who builds or constructs things
  • Baumeisterina person who builds or constructs things
  • Erbauera person who builds or constructs things
  • Erbauerina person who builds or constructs things
Greek κτίστης
  • κτίστης (ktístis)a person who builds or constructs things
Hebrew בַּנַּאי
  • בַּנַּאי (banai)a person who builds or constructs things
Hindi निर्माता, राजगीर
  • निर्माता (nirmātā)a person who builds or constructs things
  • राजगीर (rājgīr)a person who builds or constructs things
  • बिल्डर (bilḍar)a person who builds or constructs things
Hungarian építőmester
  • építőmestera person who builds or constructs things
Indonesian pembangun
  • pembanguna person who builds or constructs things
Irish foirgneoir
  • foirgneoira person who builds or constructs things
Italian costruttore, costruttrice
  • costruttorea person who builds or constructs things
  • costruttricea person who builds or constructs things
Japanese 建設者
  • 建設者 (kensetsusha)a person who builds or constructs things
Korean 건축업자, 건설자
  • 건축업자 (geonchugeopja)a person who builds or constructs things
  • 건설자 (geonseolja)a person who builds or constructs things
Latin aedificātor, aedificātrīx
  • aedificātora person who builds or constructs things
  • aedificātrīxa person who builds or constructs things
Latvian celtnieks
  • celtnieksa person who builds or constructs things
Lithuanian statybininkas
  • statybininkasa person who builds or constructs things
Māori kaihanga, kaiwhanga
  • kaihangaa person who builds or constructs things
  • kaiwhangaa person who builds or constructs things
Norwegian Bokmål bygger
  • byggera person who builds or constructs things
Persian سازنده, معمار
  • سازنده (sâzande)a person who builds or constructs things
  • معمار (me'mâr)a person who builds or constructs things
Polish budowniczy, budownicza
  • budowniczya person who builds or constructs things
  • budowniczaa person who builds or constructs things
  • budowlanieca person who builds or constructs things
Portuguese construtor, construtora
  • construtora person who builds or constructs things
  • construtoraa person who builds or constructs things
  • empreiteiroa person who builds or constructs things
  • empreiteiraa person who builds or constructs things
Romanian constructor, constructoare
  • constructora person who builds or constructs things
  • constructoarea person who builds or constructs things
Russian строи́тель, строи́тельница
  • строи́тель (stroítelʹ)a person who builds or constructs things
  • строи́тельница (stroítelʹnica)a person who builds or constructs things
Scottish Gaelic neach-togail
  • neach-togaila person who builds or constructs things
Slovak staviteľ, staviteľka
  • staviteľa person who builds or constructs things
  • staviteľkaa person who builds or constructs things
  • budovateľa person who builds or constructs things
  • budovateľkaa person who builds or constructs things
Spanish constructor, constructora
  • constructora person who builds or constructs things
  • constructoraa person who builds or constructs things
  • constructor civila person who builds or constructs things
  • constructora civila person who builds or constructs things
Swahili mjenzi, mjengaji
  • mjenzia person who builds or constructs things
  • mjengajia person who builds or constructs things
Swedish byggare
  • byggarea person who builds or constructs things
Tagalog tagabuo
  • tagabuoa person who builds or constructs things
Thai ผู้สร้าง, ผู้ก่อสร้าง
  • ผู้สร้าง (pûu-sâang)a person who builds or constructs things
  • ผู้ก่อสร้างa person who builds or constructs things
Turkish yapı kurucu, inşaatçı
  • yapı kurucua person who builds or constructs things
  • inşaatçıa person who builds or constructs things
  • kurucua person who builds or constructs things
Ukrainian будіве́льник, будіве́льниця
  • будіве́льник (budivélʹnyk)a person who builds or constructs things
  • будіве́льниця (budivélʹnycja)a person who builds or constructs things
Urdu معمار, بلڈر
  • معمار (mi'mār)a person who builds or constructs things
  • بلڈر (bilḍar)a person who builds or constructs things
Vietnamese chủ thầu
  • chủ thầua person who builds or constructs things
Welsh adeiladwr, bildar
  • adeiladwra person who builds or constructs things
  • bildara person who builds or constructs things

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Cite this entry
APA

builder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/builder

MLA

“builder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/builder. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “builder,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/builder.

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