bridge-builder

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Etymology

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From bridge +‎ builder.

Noun

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bridge-builder (plural bridge-builders)

  1. A builder of bridges.
  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[1]:
      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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