noun

inventor

inventor

Thomas Edison was a famous inventor.

Thomas Edison was a famous inventor.

The young inventor created a new app.

The young inventor created a new app.

((an inventor)) a person who invents things She is a brilliant inventor.

Synonyms: creator, originator, designer

From Latin 'invenire' (to find, discover). The suffix '-or' denotes a person who does something.

An inventor is a person who 'invents' things. The '-or' suffix often means 'a person who does'.

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