constructionist

[ kuh n-struhk-shuh-nist ]
/ kənˈstrʌk ʃə nɪst /

noun

a person who construes or interprets, especially laws or the like, in a specific manner: a strict constructionist.

Origin of constructionist

First recorded in 1835–45; construction + -ist

OTHER WORDS FROM constructionist

con·struc·tion·ism, noun

Words nearby constructionist

constructer, construction, construction loan, construction paper, constructional homonymity, constructionist, constructive, constructive dismissal, constructive interference, constructivism, constructor

British Dictionary definitions for constructionism

constructionist
/ (kənˈstrʌkʃənɪst) /

noun

US a person who interprets constitutional law in a certain way, esp strictly