constructor
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constructor
- /kənˈstɹʌktɚ/ US
- /kənˈstɹʌktə/ UK
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Medieval Latin cōnstrūctor, from Latin cōnstruō + Medieval Latin -or. By surface analysis, construct + -or.
noun constructors
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A person who, or thing that, constructs.
All this time the great work over which South Australia was spending large sums of money, aided by unceasing efforts on the part of her telegraph constructors, was going on.
Opposite: destructor
- 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).
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A class method that creates and initializes each instance of an object.
Opposite: destructor
- A person who creates crossword puzzles.
Translations
Every language
noun one who constructs
| Русский | констру́ктор konstrúktor, строи́тель stroítelʹ |
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noun in automotive: someone who builds racing vehicles
| Français | écurie |
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noun in object oriented programming: code that creates objects
| 한국어 | 생성자 saengseongja |
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| 日本語 | コンストラクタ konsutorakuta, 構築子 kōchikushi |
| Português | construtor |
| Français | constructeur |
| Deutsch | Konstruktor |
| Italiano | costruttore |
| Ελληνικά | κατασκευαστής kataskevastís |
| Русский | констру́ктор konstrúktor |
| Tiếng Việt | hàm khởi tạo |
| עברית | פעולה בונה pe'ulah bonah |
Talk about this word "constructor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/constructor. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. constructor. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/constructor "constructor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/constructor.Cite this
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title = {constructor},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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