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Meanings of master builder in English

Russian
строитель
Portuguese
construtor
Spanish
constructor
Catalan
constructor

Person, a central figure leading construction projects; while the term applies to the premodern era in the English-speaking world, it is still a valid job title in other languages (e.g.

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Usage of master builder in English
1
Tell him to bring his master builder with him, but no others.
Quest for honour
2
In a certain sense he is cowardly-he ,thegreat master builder.
The Master Builder
3
They paid him court because he was a mover, shaker and master builder.
The Guardian
4
With such a master builder he was ready to roof the whole city.
Cleopatra — Volume 07
5
But by the 1930s, the master builder was dead and gone.
The new yorker
6
Hastings pier was designed by Eugenius Birch, master builder of many Victorian piers.
The Guardian
7
That my master builder dares not-cannot-climbas high as he builds?
The Master Builder
8
Afterwards Thorberg was the master builder of the ship until she was entirely finished.
Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway
9
And make sure Naxos brings his master builder with him.
Quest for honour
10
The call sent out by the master builder, Enos Briggs, rings with thrilling effect:
The Old Merchant Marine: A Chronicle of American Ships and Sailo...
11
GD: How do you get to be a master builder?
Wired
12
James Windle is the latest Lego fan to be selected as a master builder.
BBC
13
Mr. Thomas' pastor applied to the master builder for a place for his parishioner.
Trial and Triumph
14
Not until then can he be a master builder.
T. De Witt Talmage as I Knew Him
15
I was to be only a master builder-nothingelse.
Without Prejudice
16
But since Toshiba will no longer act as master builder, there are doubts about the plan.
Reuters
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