constructionist
[ kuhn-struhk-shuh-nist ]
noun
a person who construes or interprets, especially laws or the like, in a specific manner: a strict constructionist.
Origin of constructionist
1First recorded in 1835–45; construction + -ist
Other words from constructionist
- con·struc·tion·ism, noun
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How to use constructionist in a sentence
They become abominably shrewd in a degrading, casuistical strict-constructionism.
British Dictionary definitions for constructionist
constructionist
/ (kənˈstrʌkʃənɪst) /
noun
US a person who interprets constitutional law in a certain way, esp strictly
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