Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
someone who builds cheap buildings out of poor materials on speculation for a quick profit;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Jerry-builder \Jer"ry-build`er\, n. [Prob. fr. the proper name
Jerry, familiar form of Jeremiah.]
A professional builder who erects cheap dwellings of poor
materials and unsubstantial and slovenly construction.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
jerry-builder
n 1: someone who builds cheap buildings out of poor materials on
speculation for a quick profit