ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Worldbuilder

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Worldbuilder is a noun meaning One who constructs a world, especially a convincing fictional world for literature etc.

Meaning

One who constructs a world, especially a convincing fictional world for literature etc.

Example Sentences

We are weary of theoretical worldbuilders who strive to construct logical designs that weave together all components of the social fabric.
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.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include worldmaker, worlder, wordster, fictionalizer, wordmaker, builder.

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