master builder

master builder

noun
1.
a building contractor.
2.
a person skilled in the art of building; architect.

Origin:
1550–60

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Master Builder, The

noun
a play (1892) by Ibsen.
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master builder
 
n
1.  a person skilled in the design and construction of buildings, esp before the foundation of the profession of architecture
2.  a self-employed builder who employs labour

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