builder

«builder» in Mova's school dictionary: a person whose job is to build or repair houses and other… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a builder, builders)

meaning for a pupil

1) A builder is a person whose job is to build or repair houses and other buildings. tree →

2) A builder is anyone or anything that builds something, like a nest builder or a Lego builder. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life, builders work on houses, schools and roads, wearing hard hats and high-visibility jackets. In safety lessons, building sites are dangerous places to play: there are holes, machines and falling objects. In stories and songs, like «Bob the Builder», builders fix and make things. Phrases: «a team of builders», «confidence builder».

examples

• The builders are putting a new roof on the school. tree →
• My uncle is a builder. tree →
• Builders wear hard hats to protect their heads. tree →
• Never play on a building site. tree →
• Beavers are great builders of dams. tree →
• The builder mixed cement for the wall. tree →
• She is a brilliant Lego builder. tree →
• Sports can be a good confidence builder. tree →
• I should prefer to be a builder at once, there is something real in that. tree →

note

Countable. Spelling: «builder» with «ui» (build, built, builder). In maths problems, builders often appear in work and time questions: if 2 builders take 10 days, more builders usually take fewer days.

In the corpora

• Following instructions is a real skill, and builders learn tricks from sets that they later use in their own models.
• A missing piece rarely ruins a model: builders swap in another brick, and single pieces can be ordered.
• An architect designs a building and works with engineers; builders, electricians, plumbers and many others build it.
• Its hollow stems with solid joints are strong and light, so Hong Kong builders still tie bamboo poles into scaffolding round skyscrapers.
• Builders in Hong Kong still use bamboo scaffolding tied with plastic strips, though more and more metal scaffolding is used there too.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «builder» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.