Inventor

//ɪnˈvɛntɚ// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who invents, either as a hobby or as an occupation.

    "Thomas Edison was the inventor of the phonograph."

  2. 2
    someone who is the first to think of or make something wordnet

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ancestorsapprenticearchitectartificerartificerartist

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"Who was the inventor of the radio?"

Etymology

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

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