constructionist

[ kuhn-struhk-shuh-nist ]

noun
  1. a person who construes or interprets, especially laws or the like, in a specific manner: a strict constructionist.

Origin of constructionist

1
First recorded in 1835–45; construction + -ist

Other words from constructionist

  • con·struc·tion·ism, noun

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constructionist

/ (kənˈstrʌkʃənɪst) /


noun
  1. US a person who interprets constitutional law in a certain way, esp strictly

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