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View usage for: (ɪnventəʳ) Word forms: plural inventorscountable nounAn inventor is a person who has invented something, or whose job is to invent things. ...Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone. [+ of] Synonyms: creator, father, maker, author More Synonyms of inventor inventor in British English (ɪnˈvɛntə) nouna person who invents, esp as a profession Derived forms inventress (inˈventress) feminine noun inventor in American English (ɪnˈvɛnttər) noun a person who invents; esp., one who devises a new contrivance, method, etc. Examples of 'inventor' in a sentenceinventor Then there is the boffin inventor entrepreneur with imagination but no business savvy.So it is for inventors and entrepreneurs.But how many of these inventors and entrepreneurs have gone on to be successful?You're a young inventor who has just finished building a time machine.I would love to have seen some of them become engineers or inventors or set up a new business delivering pizza or a hairdressing salon.The British inventor of the world wide web has accused Western governments of hypocrisy over internet snooping.Bath has a long engineering history and it's where I want to build a school to encourage the next generation of engineers and inventors.A group of enthusiastic young inventors have seen their practical, bold and downright wacky ideas come to life, thanks to an inspiring project. In other languagesinventor British English: inventor / ɪnˈvɛntə/ NOUN An inventor is a person who has invented something, or whose job is to invent things. ...the inventor of the telephone. - American English: inventor
- Arabic: مُخْتَرِعٌ
- Brazilian Portuguese: inventor
- Chinese: 发明者
- Croatian: izumitelj
- Czech: vynálezce
- Danish: opfinder
- Dutch: uitvinder
- European Spanish: inventor
- Finnish: keksijä
- French: inventeur
- German: Erfinder
- Greek: εφευρέτης
- Italian: inventore
- Japanese: 発明者
- Korean: 발명가
- Norwegian: oppfinner
- Polish: wynalazca
- European Portuguese: inventor
- Romanian: inventator
- Russian: изобретатель
- Latin American Spanish: inventor
- Swedish: uppfinnare
- Thai: ผู้ประดิษฐ์
- Turkish: mucit
- Ukrainian: винахідник
- Vietnamese: người phát minh
Chinese translation of 'inventor' n (c) - [of machine, system]
发(發)明家 (fāmíngjiā) (位, wèi)
the inventor of the telephone Additional synonymsDefinition any planner or creator the country's chief architect of economic reform Synonyms creator, father, shaper, engineer, author, maker, designer, founder, deviser, planner, inventor, contriver, originator, prime mover, instigator, initiator Definition an originator or creator the authors of the plan Synonyms creator, father, mother, parent, maker, producer, framer, designer, founder, architect, planner, inventor, mover, originator, prime mover, doer, initiator, begetter, fabricator Definition a person who draws up original sketches or plans from which things are made Paxton was a brilliant designer of cast-iron structures. Synonyms producer, architect, deviser, creator, planner, inventor, artificer, originatorAdditional synonymsDefinition a man who starts, creates, or invents something He was the father of modern photography. Synonyms founder, author, maker, architect, creator, inventor, originator, prime mover, initiator the originator of the theory of relativity Synonyms creator, father, mother, parent, founder, author, maker, framer, designer, architect, pioneer, generator, inventor, innovator, prime mover, initiator, begetter |