Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun builder

3 senses of builder

Sense 1
builder, detergent builder -- (a substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action)
       => material, stuff -- (the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread")

Sense 2
builder -- (a person who creates a business or who organizes and develops a country; "empire builder")
       => creator -- (a person who grows or makes or invents things)

Sense 3
builder, constructor -- (someone who contracts for and supervises construction (as of a building))
       => contractor -- ((law) a party to a contract)