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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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While not an inventor, Jobs -- who died in 2011 at age 56 -- was renowned for his uncompromising drive to marry technology with design to create products that were intuitive and hassle-free.

From Barron's

Subsequently striking up a friendship with Charles Babbage, an inventor and mechanical engineer, Lovelace would become fascinated with his plans to build a complicated calculating machine.

From BBC

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

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