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.
Etymology
Origin of constructor
Example Sentences
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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
Carefully the harp they carried, And with greatest care conveyed it 340 Back to him whose hands had made it, To the knees of its constructor.
From Kalevala, The Land of the Heroes, Volume Two by Lönnrot, Elias
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