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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