roadbuilder
Asphalt laying professional
A roadbuilder is a person or company that constructs roads.
The term applies to highway contractors, civil engineering firms, and historically to laborers who cleared and paved routes: The roadbuilders worked through summer to finish the interstate.
Figuratively, a roadbuilder is someone who creates pathways for others to follow—a pioneer or trailblazer in any field.
Hired construction professional
- engineerTechnical design professional
- surveyorOne who measures land
- foremanWorker who directs others
- paverStone for outdoor flooring
construction worker · civil engineer · project manager · crew chief · site supervisor · flagman · inspector · estimator
Early explorer or settler
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- pathfinderOne who discovers routes
- innovatorCreator of new methods
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
groundbreaker · founder · architect · enabler · facilitator · catalyst · developer · modernizer
Bladed vehicle pushing earth
- graderOne who assigns scores
- steamrollerCylindrical vehicle for paving
- excavatorMachine that digs earth
- dump truckHinged-bed hauling vehicle
compactor · backhoe · scraper · trencher · concrete mixer · roller · crane · loader
Of ancient Italy's capital
- legionnaireSoldier in a legion
- corveeCompulsory unpaid labor
- Appian WayHistoric Roman thoroughfare
- macadamCrushed stone paving
chain gang · pioneer · colonizer · military engineer · navvy · slave labor · Inca
contractor
Hired construction professional
paver · construction worker · civil engineer · project manager · crew chief · site supervisor · flagman · inspector · estimator · driller
pioneer
Early explorer or settler
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- pathfinderOne who discovers routes
- innovatorCreator of new methods
visionary · groundbreaker · founder · architect · enabler · facilitator · catalyst · developer · modernizer · reformer
bulldozer
Bladed vehicle pushing earth
- graderOne who assigns scores
- steamrollerCylindrical vehicle for paving
- excavatorMachine that digs earth
dump truck · compactor · backhoe · scraper · trencher · concrete mixer · roller · crane · loader · jackhammer
Roman
Of ancient Italy's capital
- legionnaireSoldier in a legion
- corveeCompulsory unpaid labor
- Appian WayHistoric Roman thoroughfare
macadam · chain gang · pioneer · colonizer · military engineer · navvy · slave labor · Inca
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