Words / B1

BILD-uh/ˈbɪldə/

A builder constructs buildings (person or firm). Building is the noun for the structure (already in the dictionary); labourer is a physical worker. Building control: the builder missed the inspection.

Meaning

A person or firm whose job is to construct buildings.

Examples

• “The builder missed the building-control inspection.”
• “A builder’s quote is not planning permission from the council.”

Good to know

a builder; a firm of builders. Structure: a building. Related: a labourer. Housing / planning. Countable.

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