mound builder

noun

A member of any of several Native American peoples who constructed large mounds for ceremonial or burial purposes.

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megapodemound birdmound-birdscrub fowl
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Meanings

nounmound builder (plural mound builders)

plural mound builders · alternative moundbuilder · alternative mound-builder

  1. A member of any of several Native American peoples who constructed large mounds for ceremonial or burial purposes.
  2. A megapode.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounlarge-footed short-winged birds of Australasia; build mounds of decaying vegetation to incubate eggs

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megapodemound birdmound-birdscrub fowl
Broader
gallinaceous birdgallinacean
Also see
megapode

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

mound builder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mound%20builder

MLA

“mound builder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mound%20builder. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mound builder,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mound%20builder.

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