constructor
Americannoun
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a person or thing that builds.
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a person or company engaged in the construction business.
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a person who devises crossword puzzles.
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But feeding the Barbary macaques is "not a great idea, because you can hurt them, because you give them anything", added the constructor designer.
From Barron's ● May 22, 2026
The 50-year-old Horner has been the team principal since Red Bull entered F1 as a full constructor in 2005.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 29, 2024
Brown has called for the rules on what constitutes a customer team to be reconsidered, to reinforce that philosophy that each team should be an independent constructor.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2024
The Leclerc finish helped Ferrari cut its deficit to Mercedes to four points for second in the constructor championship heading into next week’s finale at Abu Dhabi.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 19, 2023
Who was by nature only a protester could not by sheer force of will be transformed into the idealizing constructor.
From Lectures on Russian Literature Pushkin, Gogol, Turgenef, Tolstoy by Panin, Ivan
Not for constructors like India-born Mangesh Ghogre, who came to the U.S. on an H-1B visa to make puzzles and who cleverly works Indian themes into his grids.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2025
With a third-place finish for Oscar Piastri, McLaren extended their constructors championship lead to 41 points.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2024
For language constructors — conlangers, as they are known — such small touches enhance the verisimilitude of even gigantic edifices like the “Dune” series.
From New York Times ● Mar. 23, 2024
Verstappen won a record 15 races last season and a second consecutive F1 title, and Perez added another two victories as the 17 total wins in 23 races easily gave Red Bull the constructors title.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 19, 2023
The kite-like surfaces referred to in natural flight are those upon which the constructors of flying machines very properly ground their hopes of ultimate success.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various
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