noun
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a person who builds, esp one who contracts for and supervises the construction or repair of buildings
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a substance added to a soap or detergent as a filler or abrasive
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Origin of builder
First recorded in 1350–1400, builder is from the Middle English word bildere. See build, -er 1
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Fernando Jauregui Ochoa had carefully depicted himself on social media as a trustworthy and successful Central California food truck builder.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
New energy-efficiency regulation may be making builder mistakes more noticeable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Meanwhile, the Seminole Tribe of Florida is alleging in litigation that Lennar, a home builder, built more than 450 defective homes with improperly installed roofs and mold-ridden walls, causing health problems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
LAWA’s position is that LINXS, as the designer and builder, should have figured out the right code itself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
William, who was now too old to supervise the construction, was replaced by Robert of Cormont as master builder.
From "Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction" by David Macaulay
People carrying out home renovations will gain greater protections against "cowboy builders" through a new database of trusted traders and a payment system offering more safeguards, the government has said.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
The government said more than a quarter of people who carried out home improvements in the past 18 months have experienced problems, such as builders disappearing after upfront payments were made.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Those claims helped spark a rise in the number of lawsuits against home builders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
American home builders also are viewed as among the big losers due to the new trade tensions between the U.S. and Canada.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
He and Jon and Bowen Marsh had weighed each man in turn and assigned him to an order: Leathers, Jax, and Emrick to the rangers, Horse to the builders, Arron and Satin to the stewards.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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