master builder
/ˌmɑːstə ˈbɪldə/ /ˌmastə ˈbɪldə/noun
1A person who is skilled in the art of building; an architect. Chiefly figurative (especially in rhetorical use).
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.
Origin
Mid 16th century; earliest use found in Bible (Whittingham). From master + builder.
- at (or in) close quarters
- at (or in) law
- at (or in) one fell swoop
- at (or on) short (or a moment's) notice
- at (or on) the heels of
- at (or to) heel
- infructescence
- in fruit
- infula
- in full
- in full career
- in full cry
- in full face
- in full flight
- in full flow
- (in) full rig
- in (full) spate
- in full swing
- in full view
- in fun
- infundibular
- infundibulum
- in funds
- infuriate
- infuriating