builder
/ˈbɪldə/
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Translation
A person whose job is to build houses and other things.
Word origin
From build plus the ending -er, meaning one who builds.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- byldan
Grammar
Gender
Pluralbuilders
Examples
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"Builder" is a person who builds things.
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"Builders" is the plural, meaning more than one builder.
uncle .
Here "builder" tells us what his job is.
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