jerry-builder

jer·ry-build

J0033000 (jĕr′ē-bĭld′)tr.v. jer·ry-built (-bĭlt′), jer·ry-build·ing, jer·ry-builds To build shoddily, flimsily, and cheaply. See Usage Note at jury-rig.

[From dialectal jerry, defective, perhaps from the name Jerry.]

jer′ry-build′er n.

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Noun

jerry-builder - someone who builds cheap buildings out of poor materials on speculation for a quick profitconstructor, builder - someone who contracts for and supervises construction (as of a building)

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jerry-builder

jer·ry-build

jerry-builder

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noun someone who builds cheap buildings out of poor materials on speculation for a quick profit

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