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单词 contriver
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contrivern.

Brit. /kənˈtrʌɪvə/, U.S. /kənˈtraɪvər/
Forms: Also 1500s controvar, controvor.
Etymology: < contrive v.1 + -er suffix1: compare Old French controveor, modern French controuveur.
One who contrives.
1.
a. One who ingeniously or artfully devises the effecting of anything; one who effects by plotting or scheming; a schemer, plotter.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > will > intention > planning > [noun] > planner
compassera1513
contrivera1522
deviser1523
muser1556
platformer1572
plotter1589
architect1594
projector1596
machinator1611
designer1653
agitant1665
layer1674
concerter1693
schematist1710
planner1716
schemer1724
schemist1753
strategist1821
strategician1841
strategian1860
programmer1875
programmatist1895
the mind > will > intention > planning > plotting > [noun] > plotter
compassera1513
engineer?a1513
hafter1519
contrivera1522
deviser1523
intrycarc1540
practiser1545
practisant1550
practitioner1560
brewer1563
platformer1572
hatcher1578
politician1586
plotter1594
tamperer1599
plotcaster1602
machinator1611
plot-maker1641
trinketer1651
intriguer1667
plot-monger1683
schemist1724
under-plotter1728
intriguant1781
policizer1809
intriguist1830
schemer1846
planster1945
wheeler-dealer1960
a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1960) xi. viii. 70 Controvar [1553 contruwar] of mony wykkyt slycht.
1607 T. Rogers Faith, Doctr., & Relig. Pref. sig. ¶3v A principall contriuer of this Vniformitie in religion.
a1616 W. Shakespeare Julius Caesar (1623) ii. i. 158 Marke Antony..we shall finde..A shrew'd Contriuer . View more context for this quotation
a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) iii. v. 7.
1670 C. Cotton tr. G. Girard Hist. Life Duke of Espernon i. ii. 82 To return the mischiefs..upon the heads of the first contrivers.
1738 W. Warburton Divine Legation Moses I. 456 A mere cold-headed Contriver.
1863 A. W. Kinglake Invasion of Crimea I. 210 By the sheer exigencies of his inheritance..Prince Louis was driven to be a contriver.
b. An inventor of falsehoods. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > [noun] > a liar
liarc950
gabbera1325
fabler1362
wernard1362
leasing-mongerc1380
false sayera1382
leasing-maker1424
leasing-bearerc1440
contriver1477
drivelard1530
falsifier1532
lie-teller1552
Ananias1572
lick-dish1575
falsificator1609
fabulist1626
cracka1640
leaser1641
commentiter1645
prevaricator1650
cracker1652
bugiarda1670
rapper1758
pseudologist1804
Tom Pepper1818
wrinkler1819
lie-monger1830
untruther1889
tale-teller1894
1477 Earl Rivers tr. Dictes or Sayengis Philosophhres (Caxton) (1877) lf. 12 Bakbyters, Contryuers or Reporters of tales.
1670 T. Blount Νομο-λεξικον: Law-dict. Controvor, he that of his own head, devises or invents false bruits, or feigned news.
2. The deviser or inventor of an institution, system, machine, etc.
ΘΚΠ
the world > existence and causation > creation > [noun] > contriving or devising > one who contrives or devises
finderc1384
coiner1581
mint master1599
architectress1601
minter1603
inventioner1612
architector1639
contrivera1652
architect1788
the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > invention, devising > [noun] > one who contrives or invents
upfinder1430
weaverc1430
engineer?a1513
deviser1523
inventor1555
artificer1569
setter1600
contrivera1652
concoctor1843
a1652 J. Smith Select Disc. (1660) vi. vi. 220 The Contriver and Orderer of the Prophetical Stage.
1678 Aubrey in J. Ray Corr. (1848) 129 The learned contriver of those [analytic] tables, Mr. Ray.
1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 121. ¶8 It would..not a little redound to the Glory of the All-wise Contriver.
1794 G. Adams Lect. Nat. & Exper. Philos. I. v. 189 Man is the contriver of musical instruments.
1841 T. R. Jones Gen. Outl. Animal Kingdom xxv. 432 Machines..more or less adapted to accomplish the object of the contriver.
3. A (good or bad) manager.
ΘΚΠ
society > authority > control > person in control > [noun] > manager or administrator > of money or affairs
husband?1506
economist1604
manager1670
contriver1766
1766 O. Goldsmith Vicar of Wakefield I. i. 2 Being an excellent contriver in house-keeping.
1860 F. Nightingale Notes on Nursing (rev. ed.) vi. 96 Accidents which will happen among the best contrivers.
1864 Notes & Queries 3rd Ser. 6 6/1 (Cornish Proverb) My wife Joan is a good contriver, and a good contriver is better than a little eater.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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