builder

build·er  (bldr)

n.

1. One that builds, especially a person who contracts for and supervises the construction of a building.

2. An abrasive or filler used in a soap or detergent.

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builder [ˈbɪldə]

n

1. (Business / Professions) a person who builds, esp one who contracts for and supervises the construction or repair of buildings

2. (Chemistry) a substance added to a soap or detergent as a filler or abrasive

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	builder - a substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action detergent builder material, stuff - the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread" sodium pyrophosphate, tetrasodium pyrophosphate - a sodium salt of pyrophosphoric acid used as a builder in soaps and detergents sodium tripolyphosphate - a sodium salt of triphosphoric acid used as a builder in soaps and detergents tribasic sodium phosphate, trisodium orthophosphate, trisodium phosphate - the tertiary phosphate of sodium used as a builder in soaps and detergents
	2.	builder - a person who creates a business or who organizes and develops a country; "empire builder" creator - a person who grows or makes or invents things
	3.	builder - someone who contracts for and supervises construction (as of a building) constructor boatbuilder - a person who builds boats contractor - someone (a person or firm) who contracts to build things contractor - (law) a party to a contract home-builder, homebuilder, house-builder, housebuilder - someone who builds houses as a business jerry-builder - someone who builds cheap buildings out of poor materials on speculation for a quick profit road builder - someone whose business is to build roads ship builder, shipbuilder - a person who builds ships as a business

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builder

noun construction worker, engineer, producer, developer, creator, labourer, constructor The builders have finished the roof.

Translations

builder [ˈbɪldəʳ] N (= company) → constructor(a) m/f; (= worker) → albañil mf; (= contractor) → contratista mf (fig) → fundador(a) m/f

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builder [ˈbɪldə^r] n

(= owner of firm) → entrepreneur m (en bâtiment)

(= building worker) → ouvrier m du bâtiment (= bricklayer) → maçon m

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builder

n (= worker) → Bauarbeiter(in) m(f); (of ships) → Schiffsbauer m; (= contractor) → Bauunternehmer m; (= future owner) → Bauherr m; (fig, of state) → Baumeister m (geh), → Erbauer m; John Higgins, Builders → Bauunternehmen John Higgins; builder’s labourer (Brit) or laborer (US) → Bauarbeiter m; builder’s merchant → Baustoffhändler m

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builder [ˈbɪldəʳ] n (contractor) → costruttore m, imprenditore m (edile); (workman) → muratore m (fig) → creatore/trice

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builder [ˈbɪldəʳ] n (contractor) → costruttore m, imprenditore m (edile); (workman) → muratore m (fig) → creatore/trice

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builder → بنَّاء stavbař bygningshåndværker Bauarbeiter χτίστης constructor rakentaja ouvrier du bâtiment zidar costruttore 建築業者 건축업자 aannemer byggherre budowniczy pedreiro строитель byggare ช่างก่อสร้าง inşaatçı thợ xây 建筑工人