Synonyms of builder

builder

noun

1

as in craftsman

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.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• craftsman
• architect
• handyman
• artist
• workman
• mechanic
• artificer
• artisan
• tradesman
• maker
• manufacturer
• handyperson
• craftsperson
• journeyman
• crafter
• handicraftsman
• craftswoman
• master
• producer
• handworker
• handicrafter
• handcraftsman
• plant
• shaper
• works
• smith
• operative
• factory
• workshop
• mill
• wright
• manufactory
• shop

2

as in designer

a person or organization that creates something (such as a business)

He was one of the great empire builders of the 20th century.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• designer
• founder
• architect
• engineer
• father
• creator
• maker
• generator
• author
• pioneer
• artist
• inventor
• initiator
• innovator
• begetter
• originator
• formulator
• founding father
• institutor
• establisher
• sire
• developer
• contriver
• spawner
• introducer
• deviser
• inaugurator
• mastermind
• instituter
• producer
• conceiver
• planner
• plotter
• schemer
• arranger
• researcher
• hatcher
• cofounder
• researchist
• cocreator

Examples of builder in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Trending Nationally Tropical Storm Kirk forms; new system may enter Gulf while yet another ‘very likely’ to develop off Africa As President Jimmy Carter turns 100 in hospice, celebrity home builders Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood pay their respects Is your closet full of old clothes? —Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2024

Inside, the colossal entrance atrium wows visitors—plus, perforations in its walls and ceiling allowing sunlight to illuminate a huge statue of Ramses II (known himself to be one of Ancient Egypt’s most ambitious builders). —Amy Bradford, Architectural Digest, 30 Sep. 2024

The Māori navigator and traditional waka builder helped promote education about the vessels. —Claire Turrell, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Sep. 2024

This has provided builders with an opportunity, though. —Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2024