How do you use the word "builder" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "builder" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "builder": Mr Brown contracted with the builder for a new house. You should have your house built by a trustworthy builder.

Builder

/ˈbɪl.də/

Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounOne who builds or constructs things.

nounMaster artisan, who receives his instructions from the architect, and employs workers.

Sentence Examples

Mr Brown contracted with the builder for a new house.

You should have your house built by a trustworthy builder.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

constructor

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

The experienced ____ carefully measured each beam before hammering it into place for the new house.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The ____ promised to finish the new house before the end of the year.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *buþlijan Old English bytlan Middle English bylden Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere Middle English byldere English builder From Middle English byldere, buyldere, from bylden + -er. By surface analysis, build + -er. Compare Old English bylda, bytla (“hammerer, builder”).

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"To cut coding time and to insure maintainability of the algorithms, an "algorithm builder tool" was constructed." — 1987, Proceedings, International Foundation for Telemetering Conference - Volume 23, page 287:

"A map builder uses map layers from several sources and adds data to make a custom map." — 1999, Michael Zeiler, Modeling Our World: The ESRI Guide to Geodatabase Design, page 46:

"Many users may find this easier to use as each field is clearly displayed and the user interface provides a formula builder and a Check formula function." — 2013, David Feldman, Jason Himmelstein, Developing Business Intelligence Apps for SharePoint, page 217:

"In the competitions, bodybuilders go through "mandatories"—a set of mandatory poses—in the morning, where the judges compare the body parts of the builders." — 1991, Samuel Wilson Fussell, chapter 4, in Muscle: Confessions of an Unlikely Bodybuilder:

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