What does "inventor" mean?

One who invents, either as a hobby or as an occupation.

What is a synonym for "inventor"?

Common synonyms include: ancestors, apprentice, architect, artificer, artificer, artificers.

/ɪnˈvɛntɚ/ noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Noun

1
One who invents, either as a hobby or as an occupation.
"Thomas Edison was the inventor of the phonograph."
2
someone who is the first to think of or make something wordnet

"Who was the inventor of the radio?"

Borrowed from Latin inventor. By surface analysis, invent + -or.