constructor

/konstɾuɡˈtoɾ/ · B2 · adj

constructor, builder

🏗️👷 constructor = construct + -or (the one who builds)

Spanish constructor comes from Latin construere, 'to pile up together' (con- together + struere to pile). The suffix -or marks the doer, like English builder or actor. As an adjective it means constructing, as in empresa constructora.

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