master builder

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noun

a building contractor.

a person skilled in the art of building; architect.

Origin of master builder

First recorded in 1550–60

Words nearby master builder

master aircrew, master alloy, master-at-arms, master bath, master bedroom, master builder, master chief petty officer, master class, master corporal, master cylinder, master file

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Example sentences from the Web for master builder

You are not like a master-builder planning and erecting a house.
Our Lady Saint Mary|J. G. H. Barry
This game of contradiction is continued in The Master-Builder, a most potent exposition of human motives.
Egoists|James Huneker
A master-builder, who was a good shipwright, staid behind in Russia, where he lived a long time in obscurity.
The History of Peter the Great, Emperor of Russia|Voltaire
Pershore, Gloucester, and Tewkesbury are by some considered to have been the production of one master-builder.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Abbey Church of Tewkesbury|H. J. L. J. Mass

They recognize in the edifice the stone and also the stone-cutter, but no master-builder.
Homer's Odyssey|Denton J. Snider

British Dictionary definitions for master builder

master builder

noun

a person skilled in the design and construction of buildings, esp before the foundation of the profession of architecture

a self-employed builder who employs labour

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单词	master builder
释义	master builder SEE SYNONYMS FOR master builder ON THESAURUS.COM noun a building contractor. a person skilled in the art of building; architect. Origin of master builder First recorded in 1550–60 Words nearby master builder master aircrew, master alloy, master-at-arms, master bath, master bedroom, master builder, master chief petty officer, master class, master corporal, master cylinder, master file Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for master builder You are not like a master-builder planning and erecting a house. Our Lady Saint Mary\|J. G. H. Barry This game of contradiction is continued in The Master-Builder, a most potent exposition of human motives. Egoists\|James Huneker A master-builder, who was a good shipwright, staid behind in Russia, where he lived a long time in obscurity. The History of Peter the Great, Emperor of Russia\|Voltaire Pershore, Gloucester, and Tewkesbury are by some considered to have been the production of one master-builder. Bell's Cathedrals: The Abbey Church of Tewkesbury\|H. J. L. J. Mass They recognize in the edifice the stone and also the stone-cutter, but no master-builder. Homer's Odyssey\|Denton J. Snider British Dictionary definitions for master builder master builder noun a person skilled in the design and construction of buildings, esp before the foundation of the profession of architecture a self-employed builder who employs labour Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to master builder designer, artist, builder, creator, planner, engineer, inventor, originator, maker, draftsperson, prime mover
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master builder

noun

Origin of master builder

Words nearby master builder

Example sentences from the Web for master builder

British Dictionary definitions for master builder

noun

Words related to master builder