construer

English

Etymology

From construe +‎ -er.

Noun

construer (plural construers)

1. Someone who construes something
   • 1992, Practice - Volume 8, Issue 1‎^[1], page 48:

     By locating the addicted person in these categories, the construer places the addicted person into superordinate categories shared by other persons.

   • 2000, American Bar Association, Annual Report of the American Bar Association:‎^[2]:

     Thus, the provision of Sections 18 and 19 are to be considered more persuasive to a construer than Section 20.

   • 2008, Simon Burnham, Let's Talk‎^[3], →ISBN, page 24:

     Constructs with good predictive efficiency allow the construer to make sound predictions about what is likely to happen next in their world.

Related terms

• constructor

Anagrams

• trouncers