inventor
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3.0
- noun
- /ɪnˈvɛntər/
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inventor
- Thomas Edison was a prolific inventor who created the phonograph and the incandescent light bulb.
- inventor of patents
- ideas of inventors
- inventors develop
Second, a famous poet is less an inventor than a discoverer.
- Second, a famous poet is less an inventor than a discoverer.
- And also Black inventors in the age of segregation.
- But I think he's the greatest inventor I remember.
- And there was this reality show at one point for inventors and people that made products.
- The gun was was invented by a Russian inventor, Simonov.
- I also worked on loop quantum gravity and I was one of the inventors of loop quantum gravity.
- There are lots and lots of great, great inventors out there.
- So we just been here to Village Square with the man, the myth, the legends, the inventor of Village Square Slice.
- I think it's really a good historical documentary of all the inventors and what happened to them.
Examples
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I'm an inventor.
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Leonardo was a painter and an inventor.
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Once Upon a time lived the greatest inventor that ever there was.
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"Put it all together and you might say that Columbus was the inventor of the American Dream."
Academic text (1992) -
But I think he's the greatest inventor I remember.
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The inventor of the superstore.
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The gold went to the inventor of an improved breast cup for cows.
Academic text (2012) -
The inventor of Excel, by the way, was the inventor of Lotus.
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On Monday, August 17th, 1807, inventor Robert Fulton was finally ready to go.
Academic text (2012) -
It's called Blackbird, and I'm here with its inventor, Rick Cuddy, and the current owner, Neil.
Synonyms
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2.8
A person who makes something new, like a work of art or an invention
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4.3
A person who creates new ideas or ways of doing things
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4.9
A person who creates a new idea, plan, or process
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8.0
A person who creates new ideas or plans
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7.7
A person who starts something new like an idea or movement
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9.9
A person who makes things well by hand
A person who invents something with other people
A person who makes something together with other people
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How Inventive
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Etymology
The word inventor comes from Latin parts in- 'into' and venire 'to come', meaning someone who 'comes upon' or finds something new. So an inventor is a person who creates or designs something that did not exist before.