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builder
a substance added to a soap or detergent as a filler or abrasive

builder [′bil·dər]
(materials)
An additive used in a detergent to improve the cleaning efficiency of the surfactant, principally by inactivating water-hardness ions.
(metallurgy)
A fire-clay brick cull used for bottom construction in kilns or for boxing brick during burning.

builder
The individual or firm who is the employer of craftsman required for erecting a building in accordance with the plans and specifications prepared by the architect and who carries the responsibility for doing so.builder. The individual or firm who is the employer of craftsman required for erecting a building in accordance with the plans and specifications prepared by the architect and who carries the responsibility for doing so.


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At the moment of his arrival a small yacht was under trial in the bay; this yacht had been built by order of an Englishman, who, having heard that the Genoese excelled all other builders along the shores of the Mediterranean in the construction of fast-sailing vessels, was desirous of possessing a specimen of their skill; the price agreed upon between the Englishman and the Genoese builder was forty thousand francs.
And if it is true that the engineer has more confidence in the vessel than the builder, and the builder than the captain himself, you understand the trust I repose in my Nautilus; for I am at once captain, builder, and engineer.
He was a builder who had often been to the park on business.
 
 
 
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