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worldbuilder

worldbuilder noun: one who constructs a world, especially a convincing fictional world for literature etc.

Noun

worldbuilder (plural worldbuilders)

  1. One who constructs a world, especially a convincing fictional world for literature etc.
    • Many mistake my approach as hostile to the sacrosanct memory of J. R. R. Tolkien, undoubtedly one of the greatest worldbuilders of the 20th century and indirectly the father of both a literary and a gaming genre.2001, Neal Hallford, Jana Hallford, Swords and circuitry: a designer's guide to computer role playing games, page 207
    • We are weary of theoretical worldbuilders who strive to construct logical designs that weave together all components of the social fabric.1989, Stanford M. Lyman, Marvin B. Scott, A Sociology of the Absurd

Forms of worldbuilder

pluralworldbuilders

Origin of worldbuilder

From world + builder.

Questions about worldbuilder

What does worldbuilder mean?
Worldbuilder means one who constructs a world, especially a convincing fictional world for literature etc.
What part of speech is worldbuilder?
Worldbuilder is a noun.
What is the plural of worldbuilder?
The plural of worldbuilder is worldbuilders.

Words near worldbuilder in the dictionary

  1. worldbeater
  2. worldbeaters
  3. worldbeating
  4. worldbound
  5. worldbreaking
  6. worldbuilder
  7. worldbuilders
  8. worldbuilding
  9. worlde
  10. worlded
  11. worlder

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