builder English · revision 15496

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=late 13th century}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈbɪl.də/ ''(UK)''; /ˈbɪl.dɚ/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[inh|enm|bilder]], an agent noun from [[m|enm|bilden|t=to build]] (see [[build]]) and [[-er]].^(MWU 2024)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ One who builds, especially one who directs construction: the late 13th century in Etymonline, about 1380 in the OED.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ In a spinning machine the builder regulates how yarn is wound, from 1884,^(OED 1989) and in soaps and detergents a builder is a substance added to increase their efficiency, from 1931.^(OED 1989) A builders' merchant supplies the building trade.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * late 13th century – one who builds.^(Etymonline)

+ * c. 1380 – builder (OED).^(OED 1989)

+ * 1884 – part of a spinning machine.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1931 – a builder in detergents.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A person who builds, especially one who contracts for and supervises the construction or repair of buildings.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # A substance added to soap or [[detergent]] to improve it.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[boatbuilder]]

+ * [[bodybuilder]]

+ * [[homebuilder]]

+ * [[shipbuilder]]

+ * [[underbuilder]]

+ * [[master builder]]

+ * [[mound builder]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[build]]

+ * [[building]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}