constructor

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English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin cōnstrūctor, from Latin cōnstruō (“to build”). By surface analysis, construct +‎ -or.

Pronunciation

Noun

constructor (plural constructors)

  1. A person who, or thing that, constructs.
    • 1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 134:
      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.
    • 1981, Norma Gleason, Cryptograms and Spygrams, Courier Corporation, →ISBN, page 7:
      It's a big help in solving cryptograms if you know how a cryptogram is constructed. The constructor normally uses two alphabets, one for plaintext, one for the substitute cipher letters.
  2. (automotive) A company 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).
  3. (object-oriented programming) A class method that creates and initializes each instance of an object.

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French constructeur.

Noun

constructor m (plural constructori)

  1. constructor, builder

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative constructor constructorul constructori constructorii
genitive-dative constructor constructorului constructori constructorilor
vocative constructorule constructorilor

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin cōnstructor (“builder”), from Latin cōnstruere (“build, pile together”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /konstɾuɡˈtoɾ/
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: cons‧truc‧tor

Adjective

constructor (feminine constructora, masculine plural constructores, feminine plural constructoras)

  1. constructing

Noun

constructor m (plural constructores, feminine constructora, feminine plural constructoras)

  1. constructor, builder

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