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Definition of builder noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

builder

noun
 
/ˈbɪldə(r)/
 
/ˈbɪldər/
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  1. a person or company whose job is to build or repair houses or other buildings
    • We got a local builder to do the work for us.
    • The house looked like a builder's yard, with stacks of bricks and piles of sand in the garden.
    Topics Jobsa2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • good
    • master
    • reputable
    builder + verb
    • build something
    phrases
    • builder’s merchant
    • builder’s yard
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  2. (usually in compounds) a person or thing that builds, creates or develops something
    • a shipbuilder
    • Going on the course was a real confidence builder for me.
    see also bodybuilder
See builder in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee builder in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English

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