the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. One who contrives, devises, plans, or schemas.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. An inventor; one who plans or devises; a schemer.
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n. a person who makes plans
Word Usage
"Besides being a fascinating interpreter of classical philosophical texts, as well as a surprising contriver of strings of verbal associations, Heidegger was an indispensable guide to the present."