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builder

/ˈbɪldə(r)/noun

उच्चारण बिल्डर

भवन-निर्माता, बिल्डर, राजमिस्त्री

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a person or company whose job is to build or repair houses and other buildings

    भवन-निर्माता, बिल्डर, राजमिस्त्री

    • The builders have promised to finish the flat by March.
    • a local builder
    • The builder used good bricks and strong cement.
    + 2 more examples
    • We hired a builder to repair the roof.
    • Several builders are working on the new housing project.

    Synonyms constructor contractor developer

  2. 2

    [C]

    (often in compounds) a person or thing that creates or develops something

    निर्माता, बनाने वाला

    • Gandhi is remembered as a nation builder.
    • Team games are good confidence builders for children.
    • She is a team builder who brings people together.
    + 2 more examples
    • Reading is a good vocabulary builder.
    • Sardar Patel is remembered as a builder of modern India.

    Synonyms creator maker founder architect

    Opposite destroyer

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

a builder (countable noun)

A builder is a person or company whose job is to build or repair houses and other structures.

Builder वह व्यक्ति या कंपनी है जिसका काम मकान और अन्य ढाँचे बनाना या मरम्मत करना है।

  • The builder finished the house in six months.
  • We hired a local builder for the extension.

noun + builder (compound)

In compounds, a builder is anyone who develops something, as in 'nation-builder' or 'team-builder'.

Compounds में builder किसी भी चीज़ को विकसित करने वाला होता है, जैसे 'nation-builder' या 'team-builder'।

  • Teachers are the real nation-builders.
  • The company is a famous ship builder.

builder + of + noun

Use 'of' for what is built or developed.

जो बनाया या विकसित किया जाए उसके लिए 'of' का प्रयोग होता है।

  • He was the builder of this bridge.
  • Chanakya is called a builder of an empire.

builder (software/product sense)

In technology, 'builder' can mean a tool that lets users create something, such as a 'website builder'.

Technology में 'builder' ऐसा tool भी हो सकता है जिससे लोग कुछ बनाते हैं, जैसे 'website builder'।

  • Radhika used a free website builder to make her portfolio.
+Collocations 5

adjective + builder

localreliableskilledmasterprivateexperienced

  • We chose a reliable builder who had worked on many schools.

verb + builder

hireappointpaytrustcontactchoose

  • They hired a builder to repair the roof.

noun + builder

houseshiphomenationbodybridge

  • India needs more bridge builders for its rivers.

builder + noun

merchantlabourerfirmsitecontract

  • The builder's firm was given the contract for the new school.

builder + problem

builder's delaybuilder's promisebuilder's licencebuilder's quality

  • The builder's delay upset all the buyers.
“More examples 6
  • The builder promised to hand over the flat by December.

बिल्डर ने दिसंबर तक फ़्लैट सौंप देने का वादा किया।

  • Dr Ambedkar is often called a builder of modern India.

डॉ. अंबेडकर को अक्सर आधुनिक भारत का निर्माता कहा जाता है।

  • The builder checked the strength of the walls before painting.

बिल्डर ने रंगाई से पहले दीवारों की मज़बूती जाँची।

  • The house builder used local bricks and stone.

मकान बनाने वाले ने स्थानीय ईंट और पत्थर का प्रयोग किया।

  • A good builder always keeps the site safe for workers.

अच्छा बिल्डर निर्माण-स्थल को मज़दूरों के लिए हमेशा सुरक्षित रखता है।

  • The builder showed Radhika's family a model of the new flat.

बिल्डर ने राधिका के परिवार को नए फ़्लैट का नमूना दिखाया।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

These words all name someone who makes things, but they differ in what they make.

ये शब्द कुछ बनाने वाले का नाम हैं, पर वे जो बनाते हैं उसमें अंतर है।

builder

Someone who builds houses and structures, or develops something.

जो मकान और ढाँचे बनाए, या कुछ विकसित करे।

  • He is a builder in Pune.

architect

A person who designs buildings and plans them.

जो इमारतों का डिज़ाइन और योजना बनाए।

  • The architect drew the school's plan.

contractor

A person or firm with an agreement to carry out building work.

जिसके पास निर्माण कार्य करने का अनुबंध हो।

  • The contractor employed forty workers.
◇Word family
build verbbuilding noun