jerry-builder

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jer·ry-build (j

-b

)

tr.v. jer·ry-built (-b

), jer·ry-build·ing, jer·ry-builds

To build shoddily, flimsily, and cheaply.

[From dialectal jerry, defective, perhaps from the name Jerry.]

jerry-builder n.

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Noun

jerry-builder - someone who builds cheap buildings out of poor materials on speculation for a quick profit

constructor, builder - someone who contracts for and supervises construction (as of a building)

Translations

jerry-builder [ˈdʒerɪˌbɪldəʳ] N → mal constructor m, tapagujeros m inv

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