bridge-builderとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From bridge +‎ builder.

名詞

bridge-builder (plural bridge-builders)

1. A builder of bridges.

   Hypernym: builder

   Coordinate term: roadbuilder

2. (idiomatic) A person who establishes friendly relations between parties.
   • 2021 April 5, Laura Vozzella, “Charlottesville mayor says graphic poem illustrates Black experience in city”, in The Washington Post‎, archived from the original on 6 April 2021:

     A longtime advocate for racial and social justice with a degree from Virginia Commonwealth University, Walker, 40, got into politics at the urging of Edwards, an African American woman widely praised as a bridge-builder between the city’s haves and have-nots.

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参考

Further reading

• “bridge-builder”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present.