body-builder noun2 •One who builds vehicle bodies.WANTED, a good BODY-BUILDER and WHEEL-WRIGHT. — 1867 •Something that is beneficial to the body.Do not imagine I am not in sympathy with the game. I am, most heartily, with this and most out-of-door sports. I am only combating a prevailing belief that they are beneficial body-builders. — 1886 formsbody builders · body-builders