INVENTOR

inventor, discoverer, artificer

(noun) someone who is the first to think of or make something

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

inventor (plural inventors)

One who invents, either as a hobby or as an occupation.

Coordinate terms

• inventress

• inventrix

Anagrams

• noverint

Source: Wiktionary


In*vent"or, n. Etym: [L.: cf. F. inventeur.]

Definition: One who invents or finds out something new; a contriver; especially, one who invents mechanical devices.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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