master builder

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mas′ter build′er, 

1. a building contractor.
2. a person skilled in the art of building;
   architect.
• 1550–60

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master builder noun

1. a person skilled in the design and construction of buildings, esp before the foundation of the profession of architecture
2. a self-employed builder who employs labour

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Mas′ter Build′er, The, 

1. Literature a play (1892) by Ibsen.