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Noun: constructionist  kun'strúk-shu-nist
  1. An artist of the school of constructivism
    "The constructionist sculptor created abstract geometric forms in her work";
    - constructivist
     
  2. A person who adheres to or advocates constructionism in art, education or sociology
    "As a constructionist, she believed students learn best by creating their own projects"
     
  3. [US] One who interprets legal or constitutional texts strictly according to their perceived original meaning
    "As a constructionist, he argued for a narrow reading of the statute"

Derived forms: constructionists

Type of: artist, creative person

Part of: constructivism

Encyclopedia: Constructionist