US /ɪnˈvɛntɚ/ UK /ɪnˈvɛntə/
noun Freq #12713

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A person who creates or designs something new.

    Thomas Edison was the inventor of the phonograph.

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Etymology

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

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