jerry-builder

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: jer=ry-build=er

CIDE DICTIONARY

jerry-builder, n. [Prob. fr. the proper name Jerry, familiar form of Jeremiah.].

 A professional builder who erects cheap dwellings of poor materials and unsubstantial and slovenly construction.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

jerry-builder, n. a builder of unsubstantial houses with poor-quality materials.

Derivative

jerry-building n. jerry-built adj.