inventor en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɪnˈvɛntə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɪnˈvɛntɚ/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin inventor. By surface analysis, invent + -or.
Meanings
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One who invents, either as a hobby or as an occupation.
The young inventor received a patent for her design.
Thomas Edison was the inventor of the phonograph.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| inventour | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| inventors | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
inventorship · innoventor · coinventor
Relateds
Translations (64)
bg откривател (one who invents) · pt inventora (one who invents) · it inventrice (one who invents) · uk винахі́дник (one who invents) · vo datuvan (one who invents) · fa مخترع (one who invents) · ko 발명가 (one who invents) · lt išradėjas (one who invents) · be вынахо́днік (one who invents) · fr inventeur (one who invents) · uk винахі́дниця (one who invents) · el εφευρέτης (one who invents) · pl wynalazczyni (one who invents) · hy գյուտարար (one who invents) · ar مُبْتَكِر (one who invents) · bg изобрета́тел (one who invents) · et leiutaja (one who invents) · kk өнертапқыш (one who invents) · sv uppfinnare (one who invents) · grc ἐπινοητής (one who invents) · cmn 發明家 /发明家 (one who invents) · es inventor (one who invents) · ar مُخْتَرِع (one who invents) · ru изобрета́тель (one who invents) · grc καινουργός (one who invents) · it inventore (one who invents) · th นักประดิษฐ์ (one who invents) · mn ᠵᠣᠬᠢᠶᠠᠨ ᠪᠦᠲᠦᠭᠡᠭᠴᠢ (one who invents) · pl wynalazca (one who invents) · da opfinder (one who invents) · ca inventor (one who invents) · es inventriz (one who invents) · eo inventisto (one who invents) · ca inventora (one who invents) · ja 発明者 (one who invents) · ko 발명자 (one who invents) · la inventrix (one who invents) · be вынахо́дніца (one who invents) · la repertor (one who invents) · grc εὑρετής (one who invents) · vo jidatuvan (one who invents) · la inventor (one who invents) · hu feltaláló (one who invents) · es inventora (one who invents) · mn зохион бүтээгч (one who invents) · gl inventor (one who invents) · de Erfinderin (one who invents) · el εφευρέτρια (one who invents) · ga aireagóir (one who invents) · it ideatore (one who invents) · ru изобрета́тельница (one who invents) · de Erfinder (one who invents) · et leidur (one who invents) · tr mucit (one who invents) · fi keksijä (one who invents) · fr inventrice (one who invents) · cs vynálezce (one who invents) · pt inventor (one who invents) · ug كەشپىياتچى (one who invents) · ru зате́йник (one who invents) · vo hidatuvan (one who invents) · eo inventistino (one who invents) · nb oppfinner (one who invents) · nl uitvinder (one who invents)