body builder

See also: body-builder, bodybuilder, and Bodybuilder

English

Noun

body builder (plural body builders)

1. Alternative form of body-builder.
   • 1870 May 30, “Situations Vacant”, in Western Mail, number 337, Cardiff, page 2, column 1:

     WANTED, by Mr. Jonathan Reynolds, Carriage Builder and Appraiser, Merthyr Tydfil, TWO Good HANDS, as BODY BUILDERS or WHEELERS, and a COACH PAINTER.

   • 1883 July 9, “Strike in New Haven”, in The Meriden Daily Republican, 16th year, number 158, Meriden, Conn., page [3], column 3:

     Nearly all of the carriage makers in New Haven have made a reduction of ten per cent. in the pay of blacksmiths and body builders.

   • 1887 June 5, “Situations Offered. Male.”, in The Saint Paul Daily Globe, Saint Paul, Minn., page 16, column 1:

     BLACKSMITH—A carriage blacksmith; a sober, competent mechanic; good pay and steady work: also four painters and two body builders. Gate City Carriage company, Winona, Minn.