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constructor

or con·struct·er

[kuh n-struhk-ter]
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noun

a person or thing that builds.
a person or company engaged in the construction business.
a person who devises crossword puzzles.

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RELATED WORDS

assembler, fabricator, manufacturer, producer, contractor, fitter, erector

Origin of constructor

First recorded in 1610–20; construct + -or2
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for constructor

Historical Examples of constructor

  • Furniture builder, salon decorator, wig maker, and constructor.

  • The constructor should remember to keep his engine well lubricated.

    Boys' Book of Model Boats

    Raymond Francis Yates

  • I thrilled with the joy of the constructor, the builder, even in this humble capacity.

    One Way Out

    William Carleton

  • She was perfectly rotten, and in the constructor's opinion not worth refitting.

    Richard Carvel, Complete

    Winston Churchill

  • The constructor of these great works was Antiochus Epiphanes.

    The Apostles

    Ernest Renan