Definition
A person who builds or constructs bridges; someone who creates connections between divided groups.
Etymology
From 'bridge' (Old English 'brycg') plus 'maker' (Old English 'macian', meaning 'to make'). Originally a literal craftsperson, it evolved metaphorically to mean anyone who facilitates connections.
Kelly Says
In modern contexts, 'bridgemaker' is a powerful metaphor for diplomats, mediators, and community leaders who build understanding between conflicting groups—they're architects of peace rather than just architecture!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Brücke ሰራተኛ
Bridge se-ra-te-nya
ARالعربية
بناة الجسور
bana-at al-jisr
BNবাংলা
সেতু নির্মাতা
se-tu nir-ma-ta
CACatalà
constructor de ponts
kon-struk-tor de ponts
CSČeština
stavitel mostů
sta-vi-tel most-u
DADansk
brobygger
bro-bygger
DEDeutsch
Brückenbauer
broo-ken-bauer
ELΕλληνικά
κατασκευαστής γεφυρών
kata-ske-vas-tis ge-fy-ron
ESEspañol
constructor de puentes
kon-struc-tor de pon-tes
FAفارسی
سازنده پل
sa-za-nde pol
FISuomi
sillansiemen
sil-la-si-e-men
FRFrançais
constructeur de ponts
kon-struk-teur de pont
HAHA
kafa kake
ka-fa ka-ke
HEעברית
בונה גשרים
bo-neh ge-she-rim
HIहिन्दी
सेतु निर्माता
se-tu nir-ma-ta
HUMagyar
hídépítő
heed-e-pit-o
IDBahasa Indonesia
pembangun jembatan
pem-bang-un jem-ba-tan
IGIG
onye nọọrọ
o-nye no-o-ro
ITItaliano
costruttore di ponti
kon-struk-tore di pon-ti
JA日本語
橋を架ける人
kyo-o oka-ke-ru hito
KKKK
көпір салушы
ko-pir sa-lu-shy
KMKM
ប្រាស់បង្កើត
pra-as-bang-kre-at
KO한국어
다리 건설자
da-ri geon-seol-ja
MRMR
सेतु बांधक
se-tu ba-ndhak
MSBahasa Melayu
pembangun jambatan
pem-bang-un jam-ba-tan
MYမြန်မာ
တံတားဆောက်လုပ်သူ
tan-da-sa-kauk-lo-htu
NLNederlands
bruggenbouwer
bru-gen-bou-wer
NONorsk
brobygger
bro-bygger
PLPolski
budowniczy mostów
bud-o-w-nic-zy most-ow
PTPortuguês
construtor de pontes
kon-stru-tor de pon-tes
RORomână
constructor de poduri
kon-struc-tor de po-du-ri
RUРусский
строитель мостов
stroi-tel most-ov
SVSvenska
brobyggare
bro-bygg-a-re
SWKiswahili
mjenga daraja
m-jen-ga da-ra-ja
TAதமிழ்
பால்கட்டும்
pa-al-kat-tum
TEతెలుగు
సెతు నిర్మాత
se-thu nir-ma-ta
THไทย
ผู้สร้างสะพาน
poo-sa-ang sa-phan
TLTL
manggagawa ng tulay
man-gag-ga-wa ng tu-lay
TRTürkçe
köprü yapımcısı
ko-pru yap-im-ci-si
UKУкраїнська
будівельник мостів
bu-di-vel-nik most-iv
URاردو
پُل بنانے والا
pul bana-ne wa-la
VITiếng Việt
người xây cầu
nguoi-xy cầu
YOYO
ọ̀mọ ṣe gbàpọ̀
o-mo she gbàpọ̀
ZH中文
桥梁建造者
qiao liang jian zao zhe
ZUZU
osiqhamba
o-si-qha-mba