constructor

kənˈstrʌktər

Definition

Definition of constructor - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

builder roleperson or thing that builds something

The constructor of the bridge was praised for his work.

builder

creator

maker

technology

TECH.

method that initializes an object in programming

TECH.

The constructor sets the initial values for the object.

builder

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Origin of constructor

Latin, construere (to build)

Examples of constructor in a sentence

As a constructor, she specializes in residential buildings.
A constructor is called when an object is created.
The programmer wrote a constructor for the new class.

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French:constructeur, ...
German:Erbauer, Konstruktor, ...
Italian:costruttore, ...
Spanish:constructor, inicializador, ...
Portuguese:construtor, ...
Chinese:建造者, 构造函数, ...
Japanese:建設者, コンストラクタ, ...
Arabic:مُشَيِّد, دالَةُ الْبِنَّاء, ...
Hebrew:בּוֹנֶה, בּוֹנַאי, ...
Russian:строитель, конструктор, ...
Ukrainian:конструктор, ...
Hindi:निर्माता, आरंभकर्ता, ...
Bengali:নির্মাতা, কনস্ট্রাক্টর, ...
Catalan:constructor, mètode constructor, ...
Czech:stavitel, konstruktor, ...
Danish:bygherre, konstruktør, ...
Dutch:bouwer, constructor, ...
Greek:κατασκευαστής, ...
Hungarian:építő, konstruktor, ...
Khmer:អ្នកសាងសង់, មុខងារបង្កើតវត្ថុ, ...
Korean:건설자, 생성자, ...
Persian:سازنده, ...
Polish:budowniczy, ...
Portuguese (BR):construtor, método construtor, ...
Romanian:constructor, metodă de inițializare, ...
Swedish:byggare, konstruktor, ...
Thai:ผู้สร้าง, ตัวสร้าง, ...
Turkish:müteahhit, yapıcı, ...
Vietnamese:người xây dựng, hàm khởi tạo, ...

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