inventor
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- someone who is the first to think of or make somethingSynonyms: discovererartificer
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Inventor \In*vent"or\, n. [L.: cf. F. inventeur.] One who invents or finds out something new; a contriver; especially, one who invents mechanical devices, new drugs, new processes, or other useful objects or procedures. [1913 Webster +PJC]
The Devil's Dictionary
INVENTOR, n. A person who makes an ingenious arrangement of wheels, levers and springs, and believes it civilization.