deviser
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- noun
- /dɪˈvaɪzər/
- Writing would be a hindrance to the devisers of these forms; written responses could not be tabulated, and only tabulations can be easily compared.
Examples
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The choices belong both to the deviser of the metaphor and to its interpreters.
Academic text (1999) -
The creative deviser spent months developing a new strategy for the marketing campaign.
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As a skilled deviser, she was known for her ability to create effective training programs.
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The team praised the deviser for her innovative ideas that transformed the project.
Synonyms
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A person who makes plans for towns, buildings, or events
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A person who creates a new idea, plan, or process
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A person who secretly plans to get what they want by tricking others
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A person who plans secret actions to harm or cheat others
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A person who starts something new like an idea or movement
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A person who thinks up clever plans or ideas
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A person who creates new ideas or plans
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Etymology
The word deviser comes from devise, from an old French word meaning 'to divide', the same idea you see in divide. So a deviser is someone who breaks a problem into parts and makes a plan or clever idea.