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Inventor

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Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

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

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. One who invents or finds out something new; a contriver; especially, one who invents mechanical devices, new drugs, new processes, or other useful objects or procedures.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. One who invents or devises something new; one who makes an invention.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. someone who is the first to think of or make something

Word Usage

"Cool detail: the inventor is a regular at rec. music.makers.piano, and posted there while working on the design."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

creator

Hyponym

george eastman Wheatstone zeppelin joseph m. jacquard joseph marie jacquard samuel finley breese morse Gatling Talbot patentee sir henry bessemer

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

contriver

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Centre Enter Mentor center centre dissenter enter mentor presenter renter

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

architect scientist manufacturer statesman founder musician mathematician invention builder financier