inventor

in·vent

I0213800 (ĭn-vĕnt′)tr.v. in·vent·ed, in·vent·ing, in·vents 1. To produce or contrive (something previously unknown) by the use of ingenuity or imagination.2. To make up; fabricate: invent a likely excuse.

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[Latin invenīre, invent-, to find : in-, on, upon; see in-² + venīre, to come; see g^wā- in Indo-European roots.]

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in·vent′i·ble adj.in·ven′tor n.

inventor

(ɪnˈvɛntə) na person who invents, esp as a profession inˈventress fem n

in•ven•tor

(ɪnˈvɛn tər)

n. a person who invents, esp. one who devises some new process, appliance, machine, or article; one who makes inventions. Sometimes, in•vent′er. [1500–10; < Latin]

Thesaurus

Noun

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inventor - someone who is the first to think of or make somethingartificer, discoverercreator - a person who grows or makes or invents thingspatentee - the inventor to whom a patent is issued

inventor

noun creator, father, maker, author, framer, designer, architect, coiner, originator the inventor of the telephone

inventor

nounOne that creates, founds, or originates:architect, author, creator, entrepreneur, father, founder, maker, originator, parent, patriarch.

Translations

发明者

invent

(inˈvent) verb1. to be the first person to make or use (eg a machine, method etc). Who invented the microscope?; When was printing invented? 發明 发明2. to make up or think of (eg an excuse or story). I'll have to invent some excuse for not going with him. 虛構 虚构inˈvention (-ʃən) noun1. the act of inventing or the ability to invent. He had great powers of invention. 發明力 创造力2. something invented. What a marvellous invention the sewing-machine was! 發明物 发明物inˈventive (-tiv) adjective good at inventing. an inventive mind. 擅於發明的 有发明才能的inˈventiveness noun 擅於發明 创造性，有发明创造能力 inˈventor noun a person who invents. Alexander Graham Bell was the inventor of the telephone. 發明者 发明者 see also discover.

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