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English
Noun
body builder (plural body builders)
- 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 , 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.