English dictionary
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English noun: builder | |||
| 1. | builder (substance) a substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action | ||
| Synonyms | detergent builder | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | material, stuff | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | sodium pyrophosphate, sodium tripolyphosphate, tetrasodium pyrophosphate, tribasic sodium phosphate, trisodium orthophosphate, trisodium phosphate | ||
| 2. | builder (person) a person who creates a business or who organizes and develops a country | ||
| Samples | Empire builder. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | creator | ||
| 3. | builder (person) someone who contracts for and supervises construction (as of a building) | ||
| Synonyms | constructor | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | contractor | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | boatbuilder, contractor, home-builder, homebuilder, house-builder, housebuilder, jerry-builder, road builder, ship builder, shipbuilder | ||
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