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.
Related Words
Relevance
2
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.
Related Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of builders
Gaube’s photographs, explains Moussa, show both his interest in vernacular architecture and the penchant of Lebanese architects, designers, and builders for using thick stone and heavy wooden doors that kept interiors cool in summer and insulated in winter.
—
JSTOR Daily, 25 Oct. 2025
The builders said the pipeline will follow its pipeline predecessors, weaving across Arizona, New Mexico and California where others already exist, using some existing infrastructure.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
The corals, which have been dominant reef builders in Florida for the past 10,000 years, were already critically endangered due to a host of factors including disease, pollution, hurricanes and ocean warming.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Modern classics, such as the mahogany runabouts from builders like Grand Craft and Hacker, are purposely designed to look like boats from the 1930s.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2025
The family ran the business for nearly five decades before leasing the property to industrial users and to accommodate the builders of the nearby Berryessa BART station.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
Leckie says ants are industrious and dynamic builders.
—NPR, 21 Oct. 2025
Introduced in 1944, this bag was made of builders’ canvas for hauling ice.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Instead, builders added on what is now considered the West Wing.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
JSTOR Daily, 25 Oct. 2025
The builders said the pipeline will follow its pipeline predecessors, weaving across Arizona, New Mexico and California where others already exist, using some existing infrastructure.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
The corals, which have been dominant reef builders in Florida for the past 10,000 years, were already critically endangered due to a host of factors including disease, pollution, hurricanes and ocean warming.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Modern classics, such as the mahogany runabouts from builders like Grand Craft and Hacker, are purposely designed to look like boats from the 1930s.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2025
The family ran the business for nearly five decades before leasing the property to industrial users and to accommodate the builders of the nearby Berryessa BART station.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
Leckie says ants are industrious and dynamic builders.
—NPR, 21 Oct. 2025
Introduced in 1944, this bag was made of builders’ canvas for hauling ice.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Instead, builders added on what is now considered the West Wing.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for builders
Noun
-
The workshop is like a metalsmith’s laboratory, where craftsmen skilled in traditional goldsmithing techniques constantly experiment with new materials and methods.—
Jill Newman,
Robb Report,
20 Oct. 2025
-
Building a piano takes Steinway’s skilled craftsmen 11 months from start to finish.—
Joel Williams,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
For example, during the most recent awards season, the ASU FIDM Museum celebrated with an Academy Awards Season Costume Design Speaker Series that featured conversations with Oscar-winning and nominated designers.—
Sophie-Claire Hoeller,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2025
-
According to a release, leading costume designers will collaborate with fashion houses to create original costumes from classic movies and reimagine pieces drawing inspiration from classic films.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
Wright, who was born in Wisconsin in 1867, died at age 91 in 1959 as one of the world’s most famous architects, having designed more than 1,000 buildings.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
21 Oct. 2025
-
Past presidents, however, consulted advisers and architects, along with groups like the White House Historical Association and the Committee for the Preservation of the White House in addition to working with the commission, which is currently closed as part of the government shutdown.—
Emily Goodin,
Miami Herald,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
During the formative phase of the infant American republic, when its survival was still problematic, iconic founders performed a valuable function as reliable sources of unquestioned wisdom, a veritable gallery of Delphic oracles available on demand.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
-
Facebook offered some $114 billion for the photo-sharing app, divided between its two co-founders, Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, as well as investors and less than a dozen employees.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
Rockets and satellites were historically mostly built in massive, sterile places where engineers in Tyvek suits moved cautiously around intricate components.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
-
This allows engineers to detect issues faster and lower maintenance costs.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
Abundantia stressed the philosophy of Abundantia aiOn would be ‘Human First, AI Empowered’, with an aim to explore how artificial intelligence can empower creators and act as a creative accelerator.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
27 Oct. 2025
-
These creators — many of whom sell their own workbooks and classes on how to game the KDP system — take public domain classic literature and use AI to add summaries and discussion questions before relisting them on the site with a new cover.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
The new season, which marks the first under iHeartMedia and Will Ferrell's Big Money Players Network, will go beyond the original premise of interviewing famous fathers.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
-
What YouTube and these social platforms have done is allow people to create entire media groups speaking to very particular communities—to South Asian women or, say, gay fathers over forty.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
The plan represents a departure for Europe’s top satellite makers, which have traditionally focused on large, complex spacecraft in high orbits, but the industry has been disrupted by Starlink’s small, relatively cheap, low-orbit machines.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
24 Oct. 2025
-
Other times, companies with new entertainment products would pursue the costume makers at licensing shows or the annual North American Toy Fair.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
24 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Builders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/builders. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share