n. One who builds houses, particularly one who does so professionally.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. One whose business is to build houses; a housewright.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. One whose business is the building of houses; specifically, a carpenter who gives special attention to the construction of wooden dwelling-houses.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
n. someone who builds houses as a business
n. someone who builds houses as a business
Word Usage
"But strictly it is not the cause-without qualification-of anything; for instance, a housebuilder is the cause of a house; incidentally, a fluteplayer may be so."