Builderin

Builderin is a feminine noun used in German to refer to a woman who works as a builder. The word is formed by adding the feminine suffix -in to the masculine borrowword Builder, which comes from English. In standard German, however, more common feminine forms for construction roles are Bauarbeiterin, Baumeisterin, or Bauunternehmerin, depending on the specific occupation.

Because it is a loan-derived form and because German gendering tends to favor native stems in formal usage, Builderin is relatively rare in ordinary writing. It may appear in bilingual texts, marketing materials, or branding where English terms are retained for stylistic reasons, but it is not a widely used or recommended term in official dictionaries.

Examples of usage are limited and typically marked as stylistic or brand-specific. For normal, everyday German, one would more likely say Die Bauarbeiterin leitete das Bauprojekt or Die Baumeisterin leitete das Projekt. In English-language contexts, the neutral term builder is used, while in German the choice of term depends on the desired formality and whether a native occupation label is preferred.

See also: Gendered nouns in German; Construction occupations in German; Loanwords in German.