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constructor

or con·struct·er

[ kuhn-struhk-ter ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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

The construction corps comprises naval constructor and assistant naval constructor.

Mr. Strachey, without abandoning the acridity of his style, exposes Florence Nightingale as a great constructor of civilization.

He ought to be aware of this, and accept it with his eyes open, regarding himself as a pioneer, not a constructor.

They formed the acquaintance of a veteran balloon constructor, who had a plan for a novel motor ship.

The constructor of these great works was Antiochus Epiphanes.

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