inventor

or in·vent·er

[ in-ven-ter ]

noun

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

inventor

/ ɪnˈvɛntə /

noun

1. a person who invents, esp as a profession

Derived Forms

• inˈventress, noun:feminine

Word History and Origins

Origin of inventor¹

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

Example Sentences

As for Phase 10, the rummy-like card game was created by a Black inventor and entrepreneur Ken Johnson 1982.

From Salon

In the spring the High Court in London ruled that Mr Wright was not the inventor.

From BBC

In the Exotic Desert Hideaway — a.k.a. the hotel bar — you might bump into Roman Wrosz, a 68-year-old inventor and longtime local who flies gliders at the otherwise lonely Jacumba airport.

From Los Angeles Times

Vengeance Most Fowl, the pair's first full-length feature film in 19 years, will see the hapless inventor and his canine companion face their arch-enemy, the evil penguin Feathers McGraw.

From BBC

Ben Whitehead will feature as the voice of Wallace, the eccentric, cheese-loving inventor from northern England who lives with his loyal dog Gromit.

From BBC

Related Words

• architect
• author
• builder
• creator
• designer
• founder
• innovator
• maker