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Builder
One who builds; one whose occupation is to build, as a carpenter, a shipwright, or a mason.
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Broader term 3
One who contracts; one of the parties to a bargain; one who covenants to do anything for another; specifically, one who contracts to perform work on…
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Consisting of matter; not spiritual; corporeal; physical; as, material substance or bodies.
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Material which is to be worked up in any process of manufacture.
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Narrower term 3
One who contracts; one of the parties to a bargain; one who covenants to do anything for another; specifically, one who contracts to perform work on…
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One whose business is to build houses; a housewright.
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A person whose occupation is to construct ships and other vessels; a naval architect; a shipwright.
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Derivationally related 4
To erect or construct, as an edifice or fabric of any kind; to form by uniting materials into a regular structure; to fabricate; to make; to raise.
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To erect or construct, as an edifice or fabric of any kind; to form by uniting materials into a regular structure; to fabricate; to make; to raise.
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To put together the constituent parts of (something) in their proper place and order; to build; to form; to make; as, to construct an edifice.
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To put together the constituent parts of (something) in their proper place and order; to build; to form; to make; as, to construct an edifice.
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Synonym 1
A constructer.
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