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Added 9 October 2026

inventor

/ɪnˈvɛntɚ/ noun

In Latin: inventor, inventrix, repertor Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about inventor at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Someone who is the first to think of or make something.

Origin

Borrowed from Latin inventor. By surface analysis, invent + -or.

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