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.

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. ¶3^v 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 .

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).

单词	contriver
释义	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. ¶3^v 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). < n.1477
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