单词 | under-builder |
释义 | under-buildern. An assistant or subordinate builder. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > [noun] > subsidiary or contributory help > a subsidiary help > person helpa1325 yeoman1363 suffragana1450 assistant?1541 under-minister1543 under-aid1579 under-fellowa1586 adjutant1622 deacon1642 under-builder1651 subsidiary1661 under-instrument1673 helper1686 understrappera1704 âme damnée1797 bottle holder1816 acolyte1829 cad1836 bellows-blower1865 sidekick1893 side-kicker1894 Watson1927 stooge1955 society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > builder > [noun] > other general builders under-builder1841 pile-builder1869 system builder1965 1651 Bp. J. Taylor Rule & Exercises Holy Dying Ep. Ded. sig. a4v It is enough for me to be an underbuilder in the House of God. 1658–9 Sir H. Vane in T. Burton Diary (1828) III. 177 Now shall we be under-builders to supreme Stuart? 1841 R. C. Trench Notes Parables 185 The great master builder was about to take down the temporary scaffolding.., and this..the under builders were setting themselves to resist. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1651 |
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