master builder

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noun

a building contractor.

a person skilled in the art of building; architect.

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Origin of master builder

First recorded in 1550–60

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How to use master builder in a sentence

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.
I’d Never Made Anything in My Life. Then My Dad Sent Me a Saw.|aweinberg|August 18, 2021|Outside Online
(Please note that this Master Builder is not known to be related to the Ibsen play by the same name).
The Top 10 Diets of 2013 Are All Useless (Except to Book Publishers)|Kent Sepkowitz|December 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I'll soon show her a pill-doctor is a very different kind of person from a mere Master Builder!
Mr Punch's Pocket Ibsen - A Collection of Some of the Master's Best Known Dramas|F. Anstey
He reminds one of Cavour much more than of the master-builder of German unity.
German Problems and Personalities|Charles Sarolea

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.
Partners of Chance|Henry Herbert Knibbs
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.
Two Expeditions into the Interior of Southern Australia, Complete|Charles Sturt
Master builder succeeded master builder,—died,—but the great work went on.
ZigZag Journeys in Northern Lands;|Hezekiah Butterworth

British Dictionary definitions for master builder

master builder

noun

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

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master builder

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