inventor

in-ven-tor · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A person who creates or designs something that has never existed before.

  2. 2.

    A person who invents stories or makes things up.

Forms

plural: inventors

Related words

Antonyms: copier, imitator
See also: innovator, invent, invention
Synonyms: creator, innovator, originator

Etymology

From Latin inventor ("one who finds or discovers"), from invenire ("to come upon, find, discover").