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master builder

noun

master builder

a person skilled in the design and construction of buildings, esp before the foundation of the profession of architecture
a self-employed builder who employs labour

First recorded in 1550–60

(Please note that this Master Builder is not known to be related to the Ibsen play by the same name).

I'll soon show her a pill-doctor is a very different kind of person from a mere Master Builder!

He reminds one of Cavour much more than of the master-builder of German unity.

In a past age, Scott would have been a master builder of castles or of triremes or a maker of armor, but never a fighting man.

She was built by Mr. Egan, the master builder of the dock-yard and a native of the colony, and did great credit to his judgment.

Master builder succeeded master builder,—died,—but the great work went on.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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