Meaning of inventor in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ɪnˈvɛn(t)ər/

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  1. Noun

    inventor

    Definitions

    1. someone who is the first to think of or make something

    Derived terms

Famous quotes

  • « Inventor: A person who makes an ingenious arrangement of wheels, levers and springs, and believes it civilization. »
    Ambrose Bierce
  • « I do not think there is any thrill that can go through the human heart like that felt by the inventor as he sees some creation of the brain unfolding to success... such emotions make a man forget food, sleep, friends, love, everything. »
    Nikola Tesla
  • « People talk of me as being the inventor of the legal thriller. »
    Scott Turow
  • « An inventor is simply a fellow who doesn't take his education too seriously. »
    Charles Kettering
  • « If it weren't for Philo T. Farnsworth, inventor of television, we'd still be eating frozen radio dinners. »
    Johnny Carson

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