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CONSTRUCTOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who contracts for and supervises construction (as of a building)
Synonyms:
builder; constructor
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("constructor" is a kind of...):
contractor ((law) a party to a contract)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "constructor"):
boatbuilder (a person who builds boats)
contractor (someone (a person or firm) who contracts to build things)
home-builder; homebuilder; house-builder; housebuilder (someone who builds houses as a business)
jerry-builder (someone who builds cheap buildings out of poor materials on speculation for a quick profit)
road builder (someone whose business is to build roads)
ship builder; shipbuilder (a person who builds ships as a business)
Derivation:
construct (make by combining materials and parts)
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