1. a person who believes that knowledge, reality, or social categories are constructed through human activity, language, or social processes rather than existing independently
Usage: often used in academic and philosophical contexts; frequently appears in discussions of social constructionism

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of constructionism or constructionists
Usage: academic and theoretical usage

Examples

• The constructionist argues that gender is not biologically determined but socially constructed.
• Her constructionist approach to education emphasizes student participation in building knowledge.
• Constructionist theory suggests that meaning is created through interaction, not discovered.
• Many constructionists reject the idea that scientific facts exist independently of human observation.
• The debate between realists and constructionists continues in philosophy and sociology.
• A constructionist perspective on language views meaning as emerging from social use rather than fixed definitions.