builders' merchant
noun [ C ] UK uk/ˈbɪl.dəz ˌmɜː.tʃənt/ us/ˈbɪl.dɚz mɝː.tʃənt/
建筑商
a business that sells materials and other supplies to people who do building work
I measured up the space for the shelves, then went down to the builders' merchant to buy wood. 我测量了安装架子的空间，然后去建筑商那里买木头。
Expanding foam is widely available at DIY stores and builders' merchants. 膨胀泡沫在 DIY 商店和建筑商卖场随处可见。
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- The best thing to use is grit sand, which you can get from a builders' merchant.
- They own a chain of 11 builders' merchants that was founded in the 19th century.
- Tradesmen tend to prefer builders' merchants to retail DIY stores.
- There is a builders' merchant next door.
- A long queue formed behind me at the builders' merchant as I attempted to explain what I needed.