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constructor.

A person who, or thing that, constructs.

11 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/kənˈstɹʌktɚ/General-American/kənˈstɹʌktə/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A person who, or thing that, constructs.

  2. A company which, or individual who, builds racing vehicles. In Formula One, constructor status is strictly defined by the rules, but in other motorsports the term is merely a descriptor. Depending on the racing rules, some constructors (e.g. Cosworth) may provide vehicles to racing teams who are not themselves constructors, while others are both teams and constructors (Ducati Corse, Scuderia Ferrari).

  3. A class method that creates and initializes each instance of an object.

  4. A person who creates crossword puzzles.

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *ster- Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- Proto-Indo-European *strew- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *stréweti Proto-Italic *strowō Latin struō Latin cōnstruō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Medieval Latin -or Medieval Latin cōnstrūctorbor. English constructor Borrowed from Medieval Latin cōnstrūctor, from Latin cōnstruō + Medieval Latin -or. By surface analysis, construct + -or.

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