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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

JERRY-BUILDER

JERRY-BUILDER Jer "ry-build `er, n. [Prob. fr. the proper name Jerry, familiar form of Jeremiah. ]

 

Defn: A professional builder who erects cheap dwellings of poor materials and unsubstantial and slovenly construction.