brander

American

[bran-der] / ˈbræn dər /

verb (used with object)

Building Trades.

to apply furring to (a surface).

verb (used without object)

to apply furring.

Etymology

Origin of brander

First recorded in 1865–70; back formation from brandering

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brander

This is the best the "master brander" can do these days?

From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2024

“As a brander, I know better than to take the word ‘design’ out of it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2022

Michael D’Antonio, a biographer of Mr. Trump, said the wall appealed to the builder and brander in him.

From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2019

They accept him even though he is a casino developer and brander who became famous on reality TV.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2016

"Burn me on the deil's brander, but I'll find him out!"

From The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett

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