jerry-builder
- a word derived from jerry-build.
Example Sentences
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It was on the tip of Hugh's tongue to remark with sarcasm that such ideals might well be expected of the wife of a jerry-builder in Golder's green.
From Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo by Le Queux, William
"Repeatedly" suggests that the jerry-builder was a hard nut to crack then as now.
From The Battle with the Slum by Riis, Jacob A. (Jacob August)
I have not made speculative purchases of land, I am not booming a generous jerry-builder.
From Without Prejudice by Zangwill, Israel
A jerry-builder whose houses have been condemned writes anonymously and becomes the Thunderer.
From All Things Considered by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)
It was in the days when every jerry-builder and parish sewer contractor, and big linen-draper too, thought he was a railway and dock contractor.
From Scamping Tricks and Odd Knowledge Occasionally Practised upon Public Works by Newman, John Henry
