as in designer
one who creates or introduces something new
the inventor of the electric light bulb
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Recent Examples of inventor
He also is regarded as one of the inventors of the butterfly style of goaltending, later adopted by some of the greatest to play the position.
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Chris Kuc, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
By temporarily shielding inventors from having their designs and technologies copied, patents give firms a chance to generate profits during their limited time at the top of the ladder.
—David J. Kappos, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
And in 1945, American inventor Percy Spencer developed the microwave oven after realizing that the candy bar in his pocket began to melt near a magnetron.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 7 Jan. 2026
The inventor who sought the patent is Rinard Ford.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Guests enter through Peychaud’s, a cozy cocktail bar named for Antoine Peychaud, inventor of Peychaud’s Bitters, who once lived at this 1791 address.
—AFAR Media, 30 Dec. 2025
Rick Moranis plays a genius inventor whose miniaturization device accidentally shrinks his children to a quarter of an inch.
—Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
There was a reason all his friends were generals and baseball players and not designers or inventors.
—Literary Hub, 16 Dec. 2025
While there's no single inventor credited with their creation, butter mints evolved from American traditions of home candy-making and entertaining.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inventor
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The groups also say the project’s designers failed to factor in the consequences of climate change.—
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As a professional home designer, Lujan had built her previous home in 2020 with fire protection in mind.—
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In Europe, where Panattoni has operated for around 20 years, the platform spans 15 countries through 36 offices and has been the region's largest developer for eight consecutive years.—
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The plan includes homes, parks, schools, healthcare facilities, retail and senior living options and places of worship including a mosque, according to Community Capital Partners, the developer.—
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Fragrance stacking, also known as layering means mixing scents to create your own custom blend according to Almira Armstrong, founder of Lumira.—
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Peter Johnson is the founder of Archway Defense, a company that has trained state, local and federal law enforcement in firearms for the past decade.—
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While the fifth season of Organized Crime airs on NBC this fall, Meloni is also working on a new show from This Is Us creator Dan Folgelman.—
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Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp, Finn Wolfhard, Caleb McLaughlin, Gaten Matarazzo and Jamie Campbell Bower joined creators Ross and Matt Duffer and executive producer Shawn Levy for a conversation in Hollywood after awards voters were given an early look at the first episode of the new season.—
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Among the openers set for With Heaven on Tour are golden-boy guitarist MJ Lenderman, alt-R&B innovator Dijon, and Alabama Shakes, who are mounting their comeback (see above) after nearly a decade.—
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Policy that creates predictability, so investors have confidence, and innovators have space to dream, and to do.—
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Some people even shared old photos of Indigenous peoples wearing the hoods, noting that the originators of the design kept the fur outward to break cold wind and trap snow.—
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Its owners expanded to a new downtown outpost, and later closed the Monterey Park originator.—
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“Inventor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inventor. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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