builder

build·er

 (bĭl′dər)

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.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

builder

(ˈbɪldə)

n

1. (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

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

build•er

(ˈbɪl dər)

n.

1. a person who builds, esp. one who constructs buildings under contract or on speculation.

2. a substance added to detergents to increase their effectiveness.

[1350–1400]

Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

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 homebuilder, home-builder, housebuilder, house-builder - 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

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

builder

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

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

builder

noun

1. A person or business that makes or builds something:

assembler, constructor, erector, maker, manufacturer, producer.

2. A person instrumental in the growth of something, especially in its early stages:

contributor, creator, developer, pioneer.

The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Translations

بنّاءبَنَّاء

stavitelbudovatelstavbař

bygningshåndværkerbygherre

BauarbeiterBauunternehmer

χτίστηςκτίστης

constructor

سازنده

rakennusmiesrakentaja

bâtisseurconstructeurouvrier du bâtiment

graditeljgraditeljicazidar

építõmester

húsasmiîur, byggingameistari

costruttoremuratore

建築業者

건축업자

aannemerbouwer

byggherrebyggmesterbygningsarbeider

budowniczy

pedreiro

строитель

graditelj

byggare

ช่างก่อสร้าง

inşaatçı

thợ xây

建筑工人

builder

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

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

builder

[ˈbɪldə^r] n

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

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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

builder

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

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

build

(bild) – past tense, past participle built (-t) – verb

to form or construct from parts. build a house/railway/bookcase. bou يَبْني градя construir stavět, budovat bauen bygge χτίζω, κατασκευάζωconstruir ehitama ساختن rakentaa bâtir, construire לִבְנוֹת बनाना sagraditi épít membangun costruire 建てる 세우다, 짓다 statyti celt; būvēt; montēt bina bouwen, aanleggenbygge, anlegge, oppføre, snekrebudować جوړول construir a construi, a clădi строить stavať, budovať (z)graditi graditi bygga สร้าง inşa etmek, yapmak 建蓋 будувати; споруджувати تعمیر کرنا xây dựng 建造，建筑

noun

physical form. a man of heavy build. liggaamsbou بُنْيثَه، تَرْكيب конструкция compleição stavba, postava die Gestalt bygning σωματική διάπλαση constitución, complexión kehaehitus هیکل muoto carrureמבנה निर्माण, बनावट stas alak tubuh forma; corporatura 体格 구조, 체격 kūno sudėjimas ķermeņa uzbūve susuk tubuh lichaamsbouwkroppsbygning, figur, fasongbudowa هیکل compleição conformaţie, structură телосложение stavba postava građa kroppsbyggnad รูปร่าง fizik, yapı, boy bos 體格 будова тіла بھاری جسامت vóc người 体格

ˈbuilder noun

a person who builds houses etc. The builder who built our house has gone bankrupt. bouer بنّاء строител construtor stavitel der/die Bauunternehmer/-in bygherre; bygningshåndværker οικοδόμοςconstructor ehitaja معمار rakentaja constructeur/-trice בנאי, בנאית निर्माणकर्त्ता graditelj építőmester ahli bangunan costruttore, costruttrice 建築業者 건설자 statybininkas celtnieks; darbuzņēmējs (celtniecībā) jurubina aannemerbyggmester; byggherre; bygningsarbeiderbudowniczy معمار construtor constructor строитель staviteľ, -ka stavbenik preduzimač byggmästare ช่างก่อสร้าง inşaatçı 建築工人 будівник تعمیر کرنے والا ، معمار người xây dựng 建筑工人

ˈbuilding noun

1. the art or business of putting up (houses etc) (also adjective). a building contractor. bou بِناء строене construção stavitelství; stavební das Bauwesen; Bau-... bygning χτίσιμο, οικοδόμηση construcción ehitamine, ehitus- ساختمان سازی rakentaminen constructionבנייה इमारत građenje építés(i) seni membangun edilizia 建築 건축 statyba celtniecība bangunan kontraktor bouw; bouw- byggingbudownictwo ماڼی جوړونه construção (de) construcţii строительство staviteľský; stavebný gradnja, gradbeni gradnja byggande ธุรกิจก่อสร้าง inşaatçılık 建築業，建築技術 будування, будівництво نیو ڈالنا ، بنیاد ڈالنا nghề xây dựng 建筑业，建筑技术

2. anything built. The new supermarket is a very ugly building. gebou مَبْنى، بِناء сграда prédio stavba, budova das Gebäude bygning κτήριο, οικοδόμημαedificio ehitis بنا؛ ساختمان rakennus bâtiment בִּנְיָן निर्माण građevina épület gedung, bangunan edificio 建物 건축물 pastatas celtne; ēka pembinaan gebouwbygningbudynek ماڼی، ساختمان construção clădire, imobil, construcţie здание budova zgradba građevina byggnad สิ่งก่อสร้าง bina, yapı 建築物 будинок تعمیر شدہ عمارت công trình xây dựng 建筑物

ˈbuilding society

a business firm that lends money for building or buying houses. bougenootskap جَمْعِيَّةُ بِناء أو شِراء مَساكِن организация, отпущаща заеми на своите членове за построяване/купуване на жилища financiadora de imóveis stavební spořitelna die Baugenossenschaft kreditforening στεγαστική τράπεζα sociedad hipotecaria ehitusühing بانک رهنی hypoteekkiyhdistys société de crédit immobilier חֶבְרַת בְּנִייָה सोसाइटी निर्मात्ता građevina lakásépítő szövetkezet perusahaan kredit bangunan società di credito immobiliare 住宅金融組合 주택 조합 statybos kredito firma krājaizdevumu sabiedrība (celtniecībai vai māju pirkšanai) syarikat pembinaan hypotheekbank boligbyggelag; boligselskap towarzystwo budowlane ساختمانی ټولنه sociedade de empréstimo финансово-кредитная строительная фирма stavebná spoločnosť stanovanjsko kreditna družba preduzimačko društvo byggnadsförening องค์กรธุรกิจที่ปล่อยสินเชื่อเพื่อการสร้างบ้านหรือซื้อบ้าน yapı kredi kurumu, yapı kredi kooperatifi 房貸信用合作社 житлобудівна кооперація تعمیری انجمن hội chơi hụi để mua nhà 建房互助协会

ˌbuilt-ˈin adjective

forming a permanent part of the building etc. Built-in cupboards save space. ingeboude مُبيّت، مُبنى في داخِل вграден embutido vestavěný Einbau-... indbygget εντοιχισμένος, ενσωματωμένος incorporado sisseehitatud داخلی؛ توکار sisäänrakennettu encastréמובנה सन्निहित, आभ्यांतरिक ugrađeni beépített terpasang tetap incorporato, incassato 作りつけの 붙박이의 įstatytas, įmontuotas iebūvēts terbina dalam ingebouwdinnebygd wbudowany ننی، داخلی embutido încorporat, zidit встроенный vstavaný vgrajen ugrađen inbyggd ที่สร้างเป็นส่วนถาวรในโครงสร้างที่ใหญ่กว่า yerleşik; gömme 內建的，嵌入的 вбудований مستقل طور پر اندر تعمیر شدہ gắn vào tường 内置的，嵌入的

ˌbuilt-ˈup adjective

covered with houses etc. a built-up area. beboude مشيّده، مُغَطّاةٌ بالبيوت окончателно застроен residencial zastavěný bebaut bebygget; udbygget πυκνοκατοικημένοςurbanizado täisehitatud پر از ساختمان täyteen rakennettu urbaniséהצטברות विभिन्न भागों द्वारा निर्मित izgrađen beépített, lakott penuh bangunan urbano, abitato 建てこんだ 건물이 빽빽이 들어찬 užstatytas apbūvēts membangun bebouwdbebygd, utbygd zabudowany پر از ساختمان residencial construit (плотно) застроенный zastavaný pozidan izgrađen uppbyggd, [tät]bebyggd ซึ่งเต็มไปด้วยสิ่งก่อสร้าง meskun binalarla dolu 建築物林立的 забудований بہت سے گھروں پر مشتمل ، گنجان آباد nhà cửa san sát 建筑物多的，高楼林立的

build up

1. to increase (the size or extent of). The traffic begins to build up around five o'clock. opbou, ophoop يَزْدادُ увеличавам aumentar vzrůstat sich verstärken hobe (sig op) αυξάνω, κλιμακώνομαιaumentar tihenema, kogunema گسترش دادن kasvattaa accroîtreהתגברות विभिन्न भागों द्वारा निर्मित povećati se növekszik meningkat aumentare 増加する 증가하다 didėti, augti palielināt; palielināties; pieaugt meningkat toenemen bygge/samle/hope seg opp wzmagać się پراخول aumentar a creşte нарастать vzrastať naraščati povećavati se öka, hopa sig, stegras เพิ่ม (ขนาด) ขึ้น artmak, birikmek 增多 зростати بڑھنا ، اضافہ ہونا tăng lên 增多

2. to strengthen gradually (a business, one's health, reputation etc). His father built up that grocery business from nothing. opbou, versterk يَبْني، يُطَوِّرُ تَدْريجِيّا засилвам construir vybudovat aufbauen opbygge αναπτύσσω σταδιακά, δυναμώνωcrear üles ehitama توسعه دادن؛ گردآوردن vahvistaa créer, monterהתעצמות ojačati felépít berangsur meningkatkan costruire; rafforzare; farsi 増強する 증강하다 (su)kurti, (iš)plėsti, (pa)didinti radīt; izveidot; nostiprināt (veselību u.tml.) mengasaskan opbouwenbygge opp, opparbeide, utvikletworzyć, rozwijać, budować راټولول، پراخول construir a face/a rea­liza (treptat) создавать vybudovať zgraditi, okrepiti, ustvariti izgraditi bygga upp, skapa แข็งแรงขึ้น geliştirmek 逐步建立 піднімати بتدریج مضبوط ہونا xây dựng dần dần 逐步建立

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

builder

→ بَنَّاء 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

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009