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