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单词 master builder
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master buildern.

Brit. /ˌmɑːstə ˈbɪldə/, /ˌmastə ˈbɪldə/, U.S. /ˈˌmæstər ˈbildər/
Forms: see master n.1 and builder n.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: master n.1, builder n.
Etymology: < master n.1 + builder n.In quot. 1557 at sense 1 translating ancient Greek and Hellenistic Greek ἀρχιτέκτων architect n.
1. A person who is skilled in the art of building; an architect. Chiefly figurative (esp. in rhetorical use).
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society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > builder > [noun] > architect or builder
surveyora1464
deviser1548
master builder1557
architect1563
architector1563
architectist1650
structurer1755
structurist1854
1557 Bible (Whittingham) 1 Cor. iii. 10 As a skilful master builder I haue layd the foundation: and another buyldeth theron.
1594 T. Bowes tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. II. 18 If we consider the ordinary generation of men, the matter is humour: naturall heate is as it were the master buylder.
1612 J. Speed Theatre of Empire of Great Brit. To Rdr. So many Maister-builders hauing in this subiect gone before me.
1642 J. Vicars God in Mount 45 Our blessed Master-builders in Parliament.
a1653 Z. Boyd Sel. Serm. (1989) v. 227 God onely is he who is able to build vp the walls. He is architectus, the master builder.
1855 F. P. Cobbe Ess. Intuitive Morals I. 35 The depth of the foundation shows how high the Master-builder will carry his temple.
1859 J. H. Ingraham Pillar of Fire i. ii. 47 The Egyptians are not only master-builders in architecture, but [etc.].
1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 968/2 Andrássy certainly was the master-builder of the modern Hungarian state.
1996 Vermont Life Autumn 126/2 Where would the master builder have carefully measured and cut the beams and joints for his templates so that less-skilled production workers could simply imitate him?
2. Nautical. A senior officer of a shipyard, in charge of the major part of the workforce and responsible for all building and repairs; a master shipwright. Now historical.
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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > shipbuilding and repairing > boat-builder or shipbuilder > [noun] > petty officer
master builder1665
society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > seafaring warrior or naval man > leader or commander > [noun] > naval officer > petty officer > employed in construction
master builder1665
1665 T. Allin Jrnl. 3 Apr. (1939) (modernized text) I. 220 Desiring the Master Builder to tell me how long it might be before she should be turned out of the dock, he said Thursday at furthest.
1708 Boston News-let. 2 Feb. 2/2 Mr. John Austin a Ship Carpenter and Master Builder, was kill'd by a piece of Timber giving way and falling upon him.
1799 Ld. Nelson Let. 11 Oct. in Dispatches & Lett. (1845) IV. 47 My directions to the Master-builder relative to the Ships.
1882 Cent. Mag. July 351/1 A group of master-builders appeared, whose united talents and efforts brought about this evolution in the principles of ship-construction.
1963 Mariner's Mirror 49 284 Henry Adams used a telescope to view from his room in the Master Builder's House the work in operation.
3. A builder who employs or is in charge of other workers, or who is in business independently. Now rare.
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society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > builder > [noun] > employer or supervisor
Master of (the) Worksa1382
Clerk of the Works1663
master builder1714
general contractor1841
site manager1878
1714 J. Swift Present State Affairs ⁋10 When a Building is to be erected, the Model may be the contrivance only of one head; and it is sufficient that the Under-workmen be ordered to cut stones into certain shapes, [etc.]: But the several Master-builders must have some general Knowledge of the Design, without which they can give no orders at all.
1738 T. Birch Life Milton in J. Milton Wks. I. 61 Anne [Milton] married a Master-Builder.
1770 Bp. W. Warburton Let. 5 Dec. in T. Warton Corr. (1995) ii. 298 But in so noble a work as you are engaged in, every common labourer should be at the service of the master-builder.
1782 J. Woodforde Diary 7 Dec. (1926) II. 47 From thence went to Mr. Frost's, Master Builder, but he was not at home.
1881 W. Besant & J. Rice Chaplain of Fleet I. iii. 34 [He] became a master builder, and made great sums of money by taking city contracts.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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