builder

noun
/ˈbɪl.də/UK/ˈbɪl.dəɹ/US

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *buþlijan Old English bytlan Middle English bylden Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āsjos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere Middle English byldere English builder From Middle English byldere, buyldere, from bylden + -er. By surface analysis, build + -er. Compare Old English bylda, bytla (“hammerer, builder”).

  1. inherited from byldere

Definitions

  1. One who builds or constructs things.

  2. Master artisan, who receives his instructions from the architect, and employs workers.

  3. Software that allows the user to create a certain kind of (often automated) output.

    • To cut coding time and to insure maintainability of the algorithms, an "algorithm builder tool" was constructed.
    • A map builder uses map layers from several sources and adds data to make a custom map.
    • Many users may find this easier to use as each field is clearly displayed and the user interface provides a formula builder and a Check formula function.
  4. + 1 more definition
    1. Clipping of bodybuilder.

      • In the competitions, bodybuilders go through "mandatories"—a set of mandatory poses—in the morning, where the judges compare the body parts of the builders.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA