builders

noun

plural of builder
1
as in craftsmen
a person or company that builds or repairs things (such as houses or ships) They hired a team of builders to carry out the renovation.

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as in designers
a person or organization that creates something (such as a business) He was one of the great empire builders of the 20th century.

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Recent Examples of builders Smaller teams of high-agency engineers and builders are managing fleets of agents rather than executing every task by hand. — Michael Wee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026 Now, Lego is inviting builders to look inward with its latest model of the orbiting observatory. — Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026 His family paid a ransom of about six thousand dollars for the release of Omale and one of the builders. — Alexis Okeowo, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026 What’s been unique over the last couple of years is the level of incentives builders have offered that a typical resale home seller can’t. — Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Aug. 2026 The ecosystem that earns the greatest confidence will attract the most builders, buyers, partners, and investment. — Keith Krach, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026 The cabins’ sleek exteriors are a marvel, too, constructed from cedar by local builders. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026 Without that off-ramp, builders would be forced to slash prices, threatening the equity held by recent buyers or to idle construction crews. — Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 27 July 2026 Some of the sport’s best college coaches and program builders will tell you international rosters have raised the overall level of play. — Douglas Depeppe, Sportico.com, 27 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for builders
  1. craftsmen
  2. designers
  3. architects
  4. founders
  5. engineers
  6. creators
  7. fathers
  8. makers
Noun
  • Bella Patina, a three-floor historic brick building stuffed with vintage sellers and craftsmen, has been a hub for antique enthusiasts in the historic West Bottoms for 15 years.
    — Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2026
  • In India, Micato has been known to arrange private viewings of embroidery workshops, even flying local Kashmiri craftsmen (famous for their embroidery work) to Delhi to demonstrate live for guests.
    — Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of craftsmen
Noun
  • In an era of denim where anything goes and designers are developing a wide range, brand customers are looking for fabrics that are versatile and able to achieve more types of looks.
    — Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Pyrotechnicians, and the designers of professional fireworks shows, decide which shells to use based on what a venue can physically and legally bear.
    — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of designers
Noun
  • Atoms Real Estate will lead the work using its architects, engineers, construction specialists, and technology teams.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The architects seriously underestimated the necessary square footage for a comfortable shower stall, but for anyone hunting for an intimate, upscale hotel, the search stops here.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of architects
Noun
  • Internally, the founders talk about a big bet on industrial engineering—using AI agents and physics-aware models to redesign and simulate physical systems, from factory floors to turbines and aircraft wings.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • According to Steven Levy in Wired, the company was funded largely based on the sterling reputation of its founders.
    — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of founders
Noun
  • The first phase took place in the fall of 2023 in Santa Monica, where traffic engineers found a significant reduction in vehicle use.
    — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • To avoid losing valuable insights from Voyager 2’s unique position in space, engineers sent commands to the spacecraft to perform a simultaneous swap.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of engineers
Noun
  • But as Daley notes, ESPN is much more than a TV network these days, with younger consumers increasingly engaging with the brand on the social platforms where the creators operate every day.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026
  • To human creators, that may seem dangerous, but as AI makes production more accessible, uniqueness becomes more valuable than numbers.
    — Denis Sinelnikov, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of creators
Noun
  • Kirkman was part of a summer cohort alongside other Atlanta fathers.
    — La'Tasha Givens, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Economists and other social scientists have long recognized that mothers spend more time than fathers on childcare, even when both parents work full time.
    — Kristy Buzard, The Conversation, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of fathers
Noun
  • In addition, some toothpaste makers like Colgate, Tom's of Maine, Arm & Hammer, and OxiClean have entered into collaborations with private recycling business TerraCycle to offer free take-back programs.
    — Anne Makovec, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The Chilean duo’s latest only further establishes them as some of the most exciting makers of tangible, macabre visions on the world’s stage.
    — Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of makers

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