Definition of "housebuilder" [house•build•er]

• One who builds houses, particularly one who does so professionally. (noun)

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• "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."
• "The mantra is "Quality over quantity" - including in terms of financial returns, by avoiding pushing sales so hard that margins are impacted - and looking at the business as a developer as well as a housebuilder are the twin prongs of the plan, said Mr Redfern."
• "Friday: Bellway, the housebuilder which is due to issue an interim management statement at the end of this week, should report that volumes for the first quarter of its financial year remained relatively flat, according to Numis, which also expects the company to say that some price inflation, particularly in southern areas, was beginning to feed through."