noun

constructor

kun-STRUK-ter/kənˈstrʌktər/

A maker that creates something from parts.

The constructor fits roof rafters onto the small wooden structure.

East Asian woman builder fits roof rafters onto a small wooden structure.

Etymology

conLatintogether

+structLatinto pile up

+orLatinone who does

“Pile up together” supplies the concrete image behind building: assembling material into a whole. The agent ending names whoever or whatever performs that building or making.

In context

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without you having to do anything at all java creates a default constructor for you now the default constructor doesn't take any arguments at all

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More examples

The crossword constructor fits words into a symmetrical grid.
The bridge constructor assembles the steel sections on site.
This class has two constructors that accept different inputs.

Forms

constructor · constructors

construct verb — To build something by joining its parts.

construction noun — The process of building something from parts.

Similar words

builder: Usually a person or company, especially one constructing buildings.
maker: Broader term that does not require assembling separate parts.