word-vault/dist/data/cards/bu/builder.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "builder",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a person or company whose job is to build or repair houses or other buildings",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We got a local builder to do the work for us."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The house looked like a builder's yard, with stacks of bricks and piles of sand in the garden."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Jobs"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["good", "master", "reputable"],
                "builder + verb": ["build something"],
                "phrases": ["builder’s merchant", "builder’s yard"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a person or thing that builds, creates or develops something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a shipbuilder"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Going on the course was a real confidence builder for me."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈbɪldə(r)/",
                "audio": "bu/builder/builder__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈbɪldər/",
                "audio": "bu/builder/builder__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}