Synonyms of builders

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.

Related Words

• craftsmen
• architects
• mechanics
• artists
• workmen
• handymen
• artisans
• craftspeople
• artificers
• tradesmen
• crafters
• manufacturers
• handicraftsmen
• makers
• journeymen
• producers
• craftswomen
• handypeople
• handicrafters
• handworkers
• handcraftsmen
• masters
• shapers
• operatives
• plants
• smiths
• works
• factories
• workshops
• mills
• manufactories
• wrights
• shops

2

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.

Related Words

• designers
• architects
• founders
• engineers
• creators
• fathers
• makers
• authors
• generators
• artists
• pioneers
• inventors
• innovators
• initiators
• originators
• founding fathers
• formulators
• establishers
• developers
• introducers
• contrivers
• sires
• begetters
• spawners
• devisers
• producers
• inaugurators
• instituters
• planners
• schemers
• masterminds
• conceivers
• researchers
• plotters
• hatchers
• arrangers
• researchists
• cofounders
• cocreators

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of builders

The building itself was then torn apart by builders scavenging stone, lead, glass and timber. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

In Levittown, the cost-cutting builders at first hadn’t even bothered with tanks and had installed cesspools instead—three decades later, the suburb’s sewer system was still under construction. — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

During the height of the movement, there was international interest in the architecture, but as Kramer details in the book, the builders never thought of themselves as architects. — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026

Real tradespeople, farmers and builders wearing the gear in their actual lives. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Germany is not one of those countries, but expedition builders like Bimobil and Desert Tec procure them through the import market and build thoroughly outfitted world tourers in and atop them. — New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2026

One reason new houses now cost less is that builders are putting up smaller places on tighter lots. — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026

What remains, however, is the builders’ deliberation in constructing emotive and sensory experience. — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 14 Sep. 2026

There's more to the world of website builders than just the biggest names. — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026