road-builder

A road-builder operates a large yellow bulldozer to level a new path.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person or company that constructs roads: "road-builder" refers to an individual or organization whose profession or business involves the planning, construction, or maintenance of roads.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The road-builder completed the highway ahead of schedule. (The person or company constructing the road finished early.)
  • She works as a road-builder for the state transportation department. (Her job is to build and maintain roads.)

Advanced Usage

• "to be a road-builder by trade": to have road construction as one's occupation.

  • He is a road-builder by trade, having worked on projects across the country. (His profession is constructing roads.)

• "road-builder's equipment": machinery or tools used in road construction.

  • The road-builder's equipment includes bulldozers and pavers. (The machinery used to build roads.)

Variants and Related Words

• Road-building (n): the activity or process of constructing roads.

  • Road-building requires careful planning and heavy machinery. (The process of constructing roads.)

• Road-builder (adj): describing something related to road construction.

  • The road-builder company won the contract for the new bypass. (The company specializing in road construction.)

Synonyms

• Road constructor: a person or entity that builds roads.
• Highway builder: a builder specifically focused on highways.

Phrasal Verbs

• (None specific to "road-builder" as a noun; the word is not used as a verb.)

Related Idioms

• (No common idioms directly involve "road-builder".)