master builder

collocation in English

meaningsofmasterandbuilder

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master
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmɑː.stər/us
/ˈmæs.tɚ/
the person who owns, cares for, and controls ...
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builder
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbɪl.dər/us
/ˈbɪl.dɚ/
a person whose job it is to ...
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(Definition ofmasterandbuilderfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmaster builder

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Digital design and fabrication offers the architect the potential to be themasterbuilderor master craftsman - the direct fabricator.
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Kronos was considered amasterbuilder, the 'maker' par excellence who operated by constant and sudden changes.
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I have a friend who is amasterbuilder, who is now working abroad.
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I went to themasterbuilderof the year gala awards lunch, attended by hundreds of builders.
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I see amasterbuilderin front of me and there is one immediately behind me.
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In the other case, an ordinary bricklayer, who is perhaps amasterbuilder, with some other people can build a house, using his own initiative.
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Anymasterbuildercould tell.
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Smellie was the son of amasterbuilderand stonemason.
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In the 18th century, a barrack was built by the margravesmasterbuilder.
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Villagers build their own homes, or a community pools its resources for a structure built under the direction of amasterbuilderor carpenter.
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He talks about the house that he has bought after lengthy negotiations with themasterbuilder.
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His father was amasterbuilderin the city.
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Themasterbuilderwas assisted by members of the local families in the construction.
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From inception to completion, themasterbuilderwas the key organizational figure and strictly liable to the owner for defects, delays, and losses.
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During his episcopate, he was known as amasterbuilderand a real-estate genius.
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It was to be tremendous folly not to have had the work overseen by amasterbuilder.
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This placed the project in the hands of a singlemasterbuilderwho subcontracted portions of the project to the other trades.
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Until then, the architect and the structural engineer were usually one and the same - themasterbuilder.
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