inventor
noun
a person who invents, especially one who devises some new process, appliance, machine, or article; one who makes inventions.
inventors
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pluralof inventor.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Here’s what she’s learned: When technology doesn’t graduate beyond the demo stage, the problem is often that inventors and engineers are so enamored with their own creation that they assume it will find a home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Both countries lay claim to being the inventors of the sport and in the early days the fixture was dominated by the Scots, who popularised the passing game.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Blau, Bhutani, and several co-authors are inventors on Stanford University patent applications involving 15-PGDH inhibition for cartilage repair and tissue rejuvenation that have been licensed to Epirium Bio.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026
Airship captains and Victorian inventors gather Down Under.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026
Their inventors, two scientists from South Africa, are awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine for their work.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
