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inventor
- /ɪnˈvɛntɚ/ US
- /ɪnˈvɛntə/ UK
Rhymes with -ɛntə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin inventor. By surface analysis, invent + -or.
noun inventors · inventour
- One who invents, either as a hobby or as an occupation. Thomas Edison was the inventor of the phonograph.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: discoverer, artificer, originator, creator, invention, innovator, author, maker, promoter, fabricator, applicant, designer, developer, pioneer, producer, formulator
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noun one who invents
| Español | inventor, inventora, inventriz |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 발명가 balmyeongga, 발명자 balmyeongja |
| 日本語 | 発明者 hatsumeisha |
| 中文 | 發明家 /发明家 fāmíngjiā |
| Português | inventor, inventora |
| Français | inventeur, inventrice |
| Deutsch | Erfinder, Erfinderin |
| Italiano | inventore, inventrice, ideatore |
| Ελληνικά | εφευρέτης efevrétis, εφευρέτρια efevrétria |
| Русский | изобрета́тель izobretátelʹ, изобрета́тельница izobretátelʹnica, зате́йник zatéjnik |
| العربية | مُخْتَرِع muḵtariʕ, مُبْتَكِر mubtakir |
Talk about this word "inventor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/inventor. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. inventor. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/inventor "inventor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/inventor.Cite this
@misc{inventor_2026,
title = {inventor},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/inventor},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
