bridge-builder
nounEtymology From bridge + builder.
1
A builder of bridges.
2
Idiomatic A person who establishes friendly relations between parties.
- 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.2021 April 5, Laura Vozzella, “Charlottesville mayor says graphic poem illustrates Black experience in city”, in The Washington Post, archived from the original on 06 Apr 2021:
- Related terms
- bridge-building, build bridges, trailblazer