prefabricatorn.
/priːˈfabrᵻkeɪtə/, U.S. /priˈfæbrəˌkeɪdər/ A person who or company which practises prefabrication, esp. one engaged in the construction of prefabricated buildings.
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society > occupation and work > business affairs > a business or company > [noun] > companies involved in specific business
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prefabricator1933
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society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > producer > [noun] > maker or manufacturer > prefabricator
prefabricator1933
1933 Fortune Apr. 54/3 Real-estate men offer house plus land for as little as $4,400. Against this new competition what have the prefabricators to show?
1949 Archit. Rev. 104 375/1 We find a degree and a habit of uniform standardization that no American prefabricator would even attempt to impose on his customers.
1965 R. B. White Prefabrication i. i. 4 Foster Gunnison, pioneer prefabricator of New Albany, Indiana.
1979 Jrnl. Econ. Hist. 39 516 By the end of the century, British prefabricators, whether working with wood, corrugated iron, or cast iron, had established the basic elements of industrialized building.
1996 Engin. News-Record (Nexis) 13 May 34 RADA is currenty seeking a U.S. or European prefabricator to construct the buildings.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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