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master builder

noun

master builder

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

First recorded in 1550–60

I wasn’t looking to become a master builder, but I thought that having some basic skills would make me feel like a more competent person.

(Please note that this Master Builder is not known to be related to the Ibsen play by the same name).

I'll soon show her a pill-doctor is a very different kind of person from a mere Master Builder!

He reminds one of Cavour much more than of the master-builder of German unity.

In a past age, Scott would have been a master builder of castles or of triremes or a maker of armor, but never a fighting man.

She was built by Mr. Egan, the master builder of the dock-yard and a native of the colony, and did great credit to his judgment.

Master builder succeeded master builder,—died,—but the great work went on.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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