inventor
nounUS /ɪnˈvɛntɚ/ · UK /ɪnˈvɛntə/
Etymology Borrowed from Latin inventor. By surface analysis, invent + -or.
1
One who invents, either as a hobby or as an occupation.
- Thomas Edison was the inventor of the phonograph.
- The young inventor received a patent for her design.
- Derived terms
- coinventor, innoventor, inventorship
- Coordinate terms
- inventress, inventrix