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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.


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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

The chief constructor tells me his firm built a fancy new zoo and redesigned a central park before the invasion.

From BBC ● Feb. 2, 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

Mr. Licht also named Chris Marlin, a friend for decades who worked for the Florida-based home constructor Lennar, as the executive vice president of strategy and business operations.

From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2022

But this objection the constructor of this “political architecture” indignantly rejected.

From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Isaac Disraeli

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

Unfortunately his poor performances are the reason Red Bull slipped to third in the constructors'.

From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2024

Haas is ranked last among the 10 teams in the constructors standings, while Hulkenberg is 16th and Magnussen is 19th in the driver standings.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 14, 2023

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

These prove Mohammed to have been one of humanity’s greatest constructors.

From Islam Her Moral And Spiritual Value A Rational And Pyschological Study by Arthur Glyn Leonard

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