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

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