constructor

C2+ Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives

US /kənˈstrʌktɚ/ UK /kənˈstrʌktə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
one who builds or assembles something, or a routine that initializes an object

The constructor laid the foundation before winter set in.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · one who builds or assembles... builder maker fabricatorassemblermanufacturer creatorerector

Opposites

destroyerdemolisher

Word family

Related forms construct construction constructive structure instruct

Etymology

From Late Latin constructor ('a builder'), from construere ('to pile up, build'), from con- ('together') + struere ('to pile up, arrange').

constructor Latin struere Latin

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Topics

Word Formation & Derivatives General Vocabulary

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# constructor

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /kənˈstrʌktɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /kənˈstrʌktə/

## Meanings
1. one who builds or assembles something, or a routine that initializes an object

## Examples
- The constructor laid the foundation before winter set in.

## Synonyms
- builder
- maker
- fabricator
- assembler
- manufacturer
- creator
- erector

## Antonyms
- destroyer
- demolisher

## Related Forms
- construct
- construction
- constructive
- structure
- instruct

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: constructor
- Root: struere

## Etymology
From Late Latin constructor ('a builder'), from construere ('to pile up, build'), from con- ('together') + struere ('to pile up, arrange').

## AI Etymology
Constructor is from Late Latin constructor ('a builder'), from construere ('to pile up, build'), from con- ('together') + struere ('to pile up, arrange'). The ancestry passes through Latin constructor and Latin struere. The prefix con- adds togetherness, combination, or intensification where the Latin formation gives it that value, helping to explain the word's surface structure. In present use as a noun, it means "one who builds or assembles something, or a routine that initializes an object", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. The technical use extends the older lexical material into a specialized domain while keeping the same basic relation visible. Related words include construct, construction, constructive, structure, and instruct.

## Topics
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- General Vocabulary

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