Remodelers

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Individuals who alter the structure or appearance of an existing building or space
2. Professionals who renovate and improve residential or commercial properties through design and construction processes
3. Experts in transforming interiors or exteriors by updating and modifying various elements of a property

Etymology: The word "remodeler" is a plain construction: the verb "remodel" with the agent suffix "-er" attached, so it names a person who remodels. The verb itself is built from "re-", meaning "again" or "anew", and "model", which came into English from French "modelle" and ultimately from Latin "modellus", a diminutive of "modus", "measure" or "manner". The sense of a model as a pattern or plan to be shaped, rather than a figure to be copied, is what makes "remodel" mean rebuilding something according to a new plan. The prefix "re-" arrived in English through Middle English and Old French from Latin "re-", which is why it attaches so easily to ordinary verbs. The suffix "-er" descends from Old English "-ere", which marked people who did a particular job, and it was attached to countless verbs over centuries.

Synonyms: renovators, rebuilders, remakers, restorers, refurbishers