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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

Example Sentences

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Indeed, one of her best-known pamphlets exposed him as the inventor of the mutton sleeve and the bicycle skirt.

From Literature

A family member who was an inventor, maybe, who might have a deep understanding of telephone technology.

From Literature

It used the name to sell a beer with a label featuring an image of the inventor Nikola Tesla.

From The Wall Street Journal

Instead, the Admiralty fed information about their system to a naval officer named Frederick Dreyer, who was a capable gunnery officer but not the great inventor he fancied himself to be.

From The Wall Street Journal

Look Mum No Computer is a solo artist, songwriter and YouTuber, who is also described as "an inventor of unique musical machines".

From BBC

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