self-buildern.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfˈbɪldə/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfˈbɪldər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, builder n.

Etymology: < self- prefix + builder n. Compare earlier self-built adj. at self- prefix 2a(a)(ii).

Now chiefly British.

†1. A person who improves his or her knowledge, status, or character, by his or her own efforts. Obsolete.In quot. 1869 as part of an extended metaphor.

ΚΠ

1869 J. Vaughan Serm. Christ Church Brighton ii. 15 We are all, if we are anything, soul-builders, self-builders.

1883 Evening Gaz. (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) 19 Apr. Readers of the biographies of self-made men note the fact that these self-builders have had a very limited supply of printed matter.

1915 F. C. Haddock Pract. Psychol. 457 Live them [sc. healthful or harmonious passions], and you are moral, religious, a self-builder of the noblest type.

2. A person who builds a house or other building for his or her own use.

ΚΠ

1894 Boston Daily Advertiser 8 Sept. 6/3 The following permits to erect buildings have been granted:..J. B. Mulvey, Highland terrace, self builder, dwelling 23✕41, three stories.

1917 Automobile Jrnl. 10 Oct. 36/2 A self- builder of a commodious and fine garage..availed himself of an opportunity to buy..30 or 40 concrete blocks.

1951 Illawarra (New S. Wales) Daily Mercury 10 Apr. (Home Builder Plan Suppl.) 5/3 An increasing number of self-builders are now doing their own roof tiling.

1984 Times 29 Oct. 21/5 There is an increasing number of house kits on the market which are particularly suitable for self-builders.

2004 P. Hymers New Home Builder vi. 123 What can you buy for the self-builder who has everything? Their very own miniature sewerage treatment works.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	self-builder
释义	self-buildern. Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈbɪldə/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈbɪldər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, builder n. Etymology: < self- prefix + builder n. Compare earlier self-built adj. at self- prefix 2a(a)(ii). Now chiefly British. †1. A person who improves his or her knowledge, status, or character, by his or her own efforts. Obsolete.In quot. 1869 as part of an extended metaphor. ΚΠ 1869 J. Vaughan Serm. Christ Church Brighton ii. 15 We are all, if we are anything, soul-builders, self-builders. 1883 Evening Gaz. (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) 19 Apr. Readers of the biographies of self-made men note the fact that these self-builders have had a very limited supply of printed matter. 1915 F. C. Haddock Pract. Psychol. 457 Live them [sc. healthful or harmonious passions], and you are moral, religious, a self-builder of the noblest type. 2. A person who builds a house or other building for his or her own use. ΚΠ 1894 Boston Daily Advertiser 8 Sept. 6/3 The following permits to erect buildings have been granted:..J. B. Mulvey, Highland terrace, self builder, dwelling 23✕41, three stories. 1917 Automobile Jrnl. 10 Oct. 36/2 A self- builder of a commodious and fine garage..availed himself of an opportunity to buy..30 or 40 concrete blocks. 1951 Illawarra (New S. Wales) Daily Mercury 10 Apr. (Home Builder Plan Suppl.) 5/3 An increasing number of self-builders are now doing their own roof tiling. 1984 Times 29 Oct. 21/5 There is an increasing number of house kits on the market which are particularly suitable for self-builders. 2004 P. Hymers New Home Builder vi. 123 What can you buy for the self-builder who has everything? Their very own miniature sewerage treatment works. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1869
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