Synonyms and antonyms of Builders and people who work in the building trade in British Thesaurus

brickie (noun)

Britishinformal a bricklayer

bricklayer (noun)

someone whose job is to build walls using bricks

builder (noun)

someone whose job is to repair and build houses

builder (noun)

someone whose job is to build a particular type of vehicle, system, or machine

joiner (noun)

someone whose job is to make the wooden parts of buildings, for example doors and windows

labourer (noun)

someone whose job involves hard physical work, for example building work

mason (noun)

someone whose job is to cut stones into pieces that can be used in building

navvy (noun)

Britishold-fashioned someone whose job is to do hard physical work, for example build roads or dig railways

plasterer (noun)

someone whose job is to put plaster on walls or ceilings

quantity surveyor (noun)

British someone whose job is to calculate how much a building, road, or other structure will cost, taking into account the quantities of bricks, wood, and other materials that will be needed

roofer (noun)

someone whose job is to build or repair the roofs of buildings

surveyor (noun)

someone who measures land in order to find borders or to decide where buildings will go

tiler (noun)

someone whose job is to put tiles on a wall, floor, or roof

workman (noun)

a man who does physical work, especially building or repairing things