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BUILDER: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for BUILDER?

Need another word that means the same as “builder”? Find 17 synonyms and 30 related words for “builder” in this overview.

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Builder as a Noun
Definitions of "Builder" as a noun
Synonyms of "Builder" as a noun (17 Words)
Usage Examples of "Builder" as a noun
Associations of "Builder" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Builder” are: constructor, detergent builder, designer, planner, maker, deviser, contriver, creator, fabricator, architect, construction worker, labourer, ganger, craftsman, bricklayer, producer, developer

Builder as a Noun

Definitions of "Builder" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “builder” as a noun can have the following definitions:

A person who creates a business or who organizes and develops a country.
A person whose job is to construct or repair houses.
Someone who contracts for and supervises construction (as of a building.
A substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action.
A person who constructs something by putting parts or material together.
A person or thing that creates or develops a particular thing.

Synonyms of "Builder" as a noun (17 Words)

architect	A person who designs hardware, software, or networking applications and services of a specified type for a business or other organization. The architects of the reform programme.
bricklayer	A craftsman skilled in building with bricks.
construction worker	A thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts.
constructor	Someone who contracts for and supervises construction (as of a building. The country s biggest constructor* of naval vessels.*
contriver	A person who makes plans.
craftsman	A professional whose work is consistently of high quality. As an actor he was a consummate craftsman.
creator	Used as a name for God. Water the creator* of climate and weather.*
designer	A person who specializes in designing architectural interiors and their furnishings. He s one of the world s leading car designers.
detergent builder	A surface-active chemical widely used in industry and laundering.
developer	A person who grows or matures at a specified time or rate. A property developer.
deviser	A gift of real property by will.
fabricator	Someone who tells lies.
ganger	The foreman of a work gang.
labourer	Someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor. A farm labourer.
maker	A person who makes things. Film makers.
planner	A person who controls or plans urban development. Economic planners.
producer	A person, company, or country that makes, grows, or supplies goods or commodities for sale. A film producer.

Usage Examples of "Builder" as a noun

A boatbuilder.
Breaking the record was a real confidence-builder.
Empire builder.

Associations of "Builder" (30 Words)

apprentice	Employ someone as an apprentice. Edward was apprenticed to a printer.
architect	Design and configure (a program or system. We are seeking an experienced software architect* to join our scientific computing team.*
architectural	Relating to or constituting buildings. He liked architectural* plants particularly large spiky palms.*
architecture	The discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings. Georgian architecture.
blacksmith	A farrier.
blueprint	Make a blueprint of. They are redrawing office blueprints to include large shared spaces.
bricklayer	A person whose job is to build walls, houses, and other structures with bricks.
carpenter	Do the work of a carpenter. She carpenters and goes on archaeological digs.
carpentry	The work made or done by a carpenter. Carpentry skills.
contractor	A person or firm that undertakes a contract to provide materials or labour to perform a service or do a job. Building contractors.
craftsman	A skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft. As an actor he was a consummate craftsman.
electrician	A person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lines.
engineer	Design as an engineer. The prime engineer* of the approach.*
engraver	A person who cuts or carves text or designs on the surface of hard objects. The engraver* etches the design into a high quality steel plate.*
glazier	Someone who cuts flat glass to size.
mason	A Freemason. One course of massive stones roughly masoned.
mechanic	Resembling the action of a machine. A car mechanic.
modernist	An artist who makes a deliberate break with previous styles. His early work explored all manner of modernist* styles.*
painter	A worker who is employed to cover objects with paint. A self employed painter* and decorator.*
plumber	A person who fits and repairs the pipes, fittings, and other apparatus of water supply, sanitation, or heating systems.
redesign	The action or process of redesigning something. The front seats have been redesigned.
remodel	Cast or model anew. The station was remodelled and enlarged in 1927.
sculptor	An artist who makes sculptures.
silversmith	A person who makes silver articles.
smith	A worker in metal. Tin bronze was cast into ingots before being smithed into bracelets.
spire	The continuation of a tree trunk above the point where branching begins, especially in a tree of a tapering form. Spires of delphiniums.
tanner	A person who is employed to tan animal hides. Skincare companies are coming to the rescue of consumers with sunless tanners.
woodwork	The activity or skill of making things from wood. Derby twice hit the woodwork.
workshop	A meeting at which a group of people engage in intensive discussion and activity on a particular subject or project. A writers workshop* was held on 25 27 July.*
wright	United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Orville Wright) invented the airplane (1867-1912.