Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

construer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: con-struer
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who construes something

Example Sentences

"By locating the addicted person in these categories, the construer places the addicted person into superordinate categories shared by other persons."
"Thus, the provision of Sections 18 and 19 are to be considered more persuasive to a construer than Section 20."
"Constructs with good predictive efficiency allow the construer to make sound predictions about what is likely to happen next in their world."

Etymology

From construe + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: construe

Inflected Forms

construers (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

constructor

Questions

What does construer mean?: Someone who construes something
Where does construer come from?: From construe + -er.

How to pronounce construer

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