| Main Entry: | builder |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | construction worker |
Synonyms: |
architect, artisan, constructor, contractor, craftsperson, erector, fabricator, framer, inventor, maker, manufacturer, mason, originator, producer |
Antonyms: |
wrecker |
| Main Entry: | architect |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who designs buildings |
Synonyms: |
artist, builder, creator, designer, draftsperson, engineer, inventor, maker, master builder, originator, planner, prime mover |
| Main Entry: | carpenter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who works with wood |
Synonyms: |
artisan, builder, cabinetmaker, carps, chips, craftsperson, joiner, laborer, mason, woodworker, worker |
| Main Entry: | developer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | real estate developer |
Synonyms: |
builder, planner, real estate investor |
| Main Entry: | engineer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who puts together things |
Synonyms: |
architect, builder, contriver, designer, deviser, director, inventor, manager, manipulator, originator, planner, schemer, sights, surveyor, techie, technie |
| Main Entry: | father/mother |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | founder, inventor |
Synonyms: |
administrator, architect, author, builder, creator, dean, elder, encourager, generator, initiator, introducer, leader, maker, matriarch, motor, mover, organizer, originator, patriarch, patron, prime mover, promoter, promulgator, publisher, sire, sponsor, supporter |
| Main Entry: | founder |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who establishes an institution |
Synonyms: |
architect, author, beginner, benefactor, builder, constructor, creator, designer, establisher, forebearer, framer, generator, initiator, institutor, inventor, maker, organizer, originator, patron, planner, prime mover |
| Notes: | founder means to sink, while flounder means to flail helplessly |
| Main Entry: | fountainhead |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | principal source; person who originates |
Synonyms: |
administrator, architect, author, builder, creator, father, fount, fountain, generator, initiator, leader, maker, mother, originator, spring, wellspring |
| Main Entry: | inventor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | discoverer |
Synonyms: |
architect, author, builder, coiner, creator, designer, experimenter, father, founder, innovator, maker, originator, pioneer |
| Main Entry: | manufacturer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | maker |
Synonyms: |
builder, business, company, constructor, corporation, craftsman, fabricator, operator, producer |