in·ven·tor

[in-ven-ter]
noun
a person who invents, especially one who devises some new process, appliance, machine, or article; one who makes inventions.
Also, in·vent·er.

Origin:
1500–10; < Latin; see invent, -tor

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inventor (ɪnˈvɛntə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n
a person who invents, esp as a profession
 
in'ventress
 
—fem n

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