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.

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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.

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Recent Examples of builders How does each of you think about balancing speed in your role as brand builders today and staying power? — Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026 Today, builders respond to concerns over blackouts, electromagnetic pulses, pandemics, cyberattacks, chemical and biological weapons, and AI. — Megan Buerger, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026 With so many website builders to choose from, price is an important differentiator for website builders. — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026 Data center builders, semiconductor companies, power providers and cybersecurity firms are far less constrained, according to Cramer, because lenders remain eager to finance their growth. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026 Some builders are offering incentives that lean into buyers’ desire to enjoy the outdoors. — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026 In May 2020, 150 homeowners filed a class-action lawsuit against the state, the site's developers, and the home builders. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026 Yeah, and to workers, builders, people who don’t destroy things. — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 5 Oct. 2026 With buyers, builders, designers and brokers gathering at Port Hercule, the show offers a useful setting for examining how that confidence develops. — Christoph Lymbersky, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for builders
  1. craftsmen
  2. designers
  3. architects
  4. founders
  5. engineers
  6. creators
  7. fathers
  8. makers
Noun
  • It’s crafted by these incredible artists and craftsmen who build the world with their own hands.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026
  • La Galerie Du 19M Shanghai Chanel’s Le19M creative hub has traveled to Shanghai for the first time with an ambitious exhibition that brings the brand’s unique production system to life via the work of Chinese artists, makers, and craftsmen.
    — Denni Hu, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of craftsmen
Noun
  • Design pillars include burgeoning design gallery The Future Perfect, which supports independent designers.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • And there are suddenly plenty of designers available for the job.
    — Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of designers
Noun
  • These tiny architects of the deep sea actively regulate microbial populations.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The Arsht sign designs come from the Arsht Center’s original architects, Pelli Clarke & Partners.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of architects
Noun
  • Ithaca Holdings co-founders Ravi Gupta and John Hegeman will become co-CEOs.
    — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
  • So the city loses out not only on new companies that would otherwise set up shop here but also on a group of founders who might have channeled their profits into the next generation of startups.
    — Mark Caro, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of founders
Noun
  • Experimental results can help engineers identify uncertainties before committing to larger, more expensive demonstrations.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The Composer One is what happens when two aerospace engineers rethink the garbage disposal.
    — Nina Elder, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of engineers
Noun
  • An American who knows nothing about real football comes to the place where it was invented and attempts to tell the creators of the sport how to play.
    — Jay Martel, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2026
  • This latest collaboration builds on Moynat’s push to work with artists and pop-culture creators.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of creators
Noun
  • Those girls in the hothouses maintained by fathers and uncles certainly would not spare a single thought for Percherette.
    — Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Nearly every player on the team is a dad, with seemingly a few players becoming first-time fathers each of the past few seasons.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of fathers
Noun
  • Selvedge is now synonymous with premium denim worldwide, and the mills of Okayama supply fabric to high-end jeans makers far beyond Japan, for garments selling at hundreds, even thousands of dollars.
    — Matt Alt, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The company acts as a broker between parties that want to display their ads and publishers or app makers that seek revenue in return for showing them.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of makers

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“Builders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/builders. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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