inventor
pronunciation
How to pronounce inventor in British English:
UK [ɪnˈventə(r)]
How to pronounce inventor in American English:
US [ɪnˈventər]
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- Noun:
- someone who is the first to think of or make something
Word Origin
- inventor (n.)
- c. 1500, "a discoverer," from Latin inventor (fem. inventrix) "contriver, author, discoverer," agent noun from past participle stem of invenire (see invention). Meaning "one who contrives or produces a new thing or process" is from 1550s.
Example
- 1. But the inventor had ambitious goals for the society .
- 2. As a young inventor , nothing prepared me for seeing my idea exploited .
- 3. For the inventor , that may be a reasonable trade-off .
- 4. Did that mean I was meant to be an inventor ?
- 5. Assange : I am a journalist and publisher and inventor .