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inventor

American  
[in-ven-ter] / ɪnˈvɛn tər /
Or inventer

noun

  1. a person who invents, especially one who devises some new process, appliance, machine, or article; one who makes inventions.

inventor British  
/ ɪnˈvɛntə /

noun

  1. a person who invents, esp as a profession

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Other Word Forms

  • inventress noun

Etymology

Origin of inventor

From Latin, dating back to 1500–10; invent, -tor

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In 1887 German-American inventor Emile Berliner invented the flat shellac disk, quickly saw its advantage for mass production, and patented a device to play them, the gramophone, that same year.

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Tenements crowded with Jewish immigrants from Russia and Eastern Europe furnished the American toy industry with inventors and entrepreneurs.

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Chicago inventor Charles Cretors unveiled a steam-powered wagon capable of popping corn consistently and at volume.

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The inventors and entrepreneurs Mr. Kimmel profiles weren’t descended from the prosperous German Jews who settled in America beginning in the early 19th century.

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Ltd and are listed as inventors in issued patents and patent applications on the deep brain stimulator used in this work.

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