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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Inventor

/ĭnˌ-vĕn'-tẽr/ · In·vent·or · IPA /ɪnˈvɛntɚ/
01 n. One who invents or finds out something new; a contriver; especially, one who invents mechanical devices, new drugs, new processes, or other…
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    One who invents or finds out something new; a contriver; especially, one who invents mechanical devices, new drugs, new processes, or other useful objects or procedures.