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Synonyms

constructor

American  
[kuhn-struhk-ter] / kənˈstrʌk tər /
Or constructer

noun

  • constructors
    plural
  1. a person or thing that builds.

  2. a person or company engaged in the construction business.

  3. a person who devises crossword puzzles.


Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms


Etymology

Origin of constructor

First recorded in 1610–20; construct + -or 2


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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

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

The constructor of ornate folk-pop followed up her 2019 breakout “Titanic Rising” with another superb offering in last year’s “And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow.”

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 15, 2023

"He wants you to meet Sir Harold Winn, the chief naval constructor," explained Mr. Blair.

From John Dene of Toronto A Comedy of Whitehall by Herbert George Jenkins

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

Max Verstappen won the driver championship with six races remaining on the schedule, and Red Bull locked up the constructors title even earlier.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 16, 2023

He is a deserved third in the drivers' championship and his Aston Martin team second in the constructors'.

From BBC ● May 7, 2023

So have union locals representing firefighters, ironworkers, elevator constructors, plumbers and electricians.

From New York Times ● Mar. 27, 2023

He is greatest in an attack; he is a capital puller-down: when any thing is to be built up, you will not find Thiers among the constructors.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. by Various

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