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If it weren't for Philo T. Farnsworth, inventor of television, we'd still be eating frozen radio dinners.
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Meaning of "inventor" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INVENTOR

inventor  [ɪnˈvɛntə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INVENTOR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Inventor is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES INVENTOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

inventor

Invention

An invention is a unique or novel device, method, composition or process. The invention process is a process within an overall engineering and product development process. It may be an improvement upon a machine or product, or a new process for creating an object or a result. An invention that achieves a completely unique function or result may be a radical breakthrough. Such works are novel and not obvious to others skilled in the same field. Some inventions can be patented. A patent legally protects the intellectual property rights of the inventor and legally recognizes that a claimed invention is actually an invention. The rules and requirements for patenting an invention vary from country to country, and the process of obtaining a patent is often expensive. Another meaning of invention is cultural invention, which is an innovative set of useful social behaviours adopted by people and passed on to others. The Institute for Social Inventions collected many such ideas in magazines and books. Invention is also an important component of artistic and design creativity. Inventions often extend the boundaries of human knowledge, experience or capability.

Definition of inventor in the English dictionary

The definition of inventor in the dictionary is a person who invents, esp as a profession.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INVENTOR


augmenter
ɔːɡˈmɛntə
center
ˈsɛntə
centre
ˈsɛntə
circumventer
ˌsɜːkəmˈvɛntə
coinventor
ˌkəʊɪnˈvɛntə
commenter
ˈkɒmɛntə
enter
ˈɛntə
epicenter
ˈɛpɪˌsɛntə
eventer
ɪˈvɛntə
interventor
ˌɪntəˈvɛntə
magenta
məˈdʒɛntə
orienter
ˈɔːrɪˌɛntə
placenta
pləˈsɛntə
polenta
pəʊˈlɛntə
presenter
prɪˈzɛntə
preventer
prɪˈvɛntə
renter
ˈrɛntə
right-of-centre
ˌraɪtəvˈsɛntə
tenter
ˈtɛntə
venter
ˈvɛntə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INVENTOR

invendibility
invendible
invenit
invent
inventable
inventible
invention
inventional
inventionless
inventive
inventively
inventiveness
inventoriable
inventorial
inventorially
inventoried
inventories
inventory
inventory control
inventress

WORDS THAT END LIKE INVENTOR

accentor
alpine accentor
assentor
augmentor
cantor
circumferentor
circumventor
commentor
fermentor
implementor
indentor
lentor
mentor
patentor
precentor
representor
stentor
succentor
tormentor
unrelentor

Synonyms and antonyms of inventor in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INVENTOR»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «inventor» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of inventor

Translation of «inventor» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INVENTOR

Find out the translation of inventor to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of inventor from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «inventor» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

发明者
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

inventor
570 millions of speakers

English

inventor
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आविष्कारक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُخْتَرِعٌ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

изобретатель
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

inventor
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উদ্ভাবক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

inventeur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pencipta
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Erfinder
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

発明者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

발명가
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Panemu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người phát minh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கண்டுபிடிப்பாளர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शोधकर्ता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mucit
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

inventore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wynalazca
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

винахідник
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

inventator
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εφευρέτης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uitvinder
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

uppfinnare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

oppfinner
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of inventor

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INVENTOR»

The term «inventor» is very widely used and occupies the 15.296 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INVENTOR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about inventor

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10 QUOTES WITH «INVENTOR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word inventor.
1
David Antin
I wanted to be an inventor, whatever I thought that meant then. I guess I was thinking of Edison or maybe James Watt. Or maybe even Newton.
2
Johnny Carson
If it weren't for Philo T. Farnsworth, inventor of television, we'd still be eating frozen radio dinners.
3
Julian Casablancas
Greed is the inventor of injustice as well as the current enforcer.
4
Alex Chiu
As the inventor of the Immortality Device, I basically just tell people what I honestly think.
5
J. M. Coetzee
That has always seemed to me one of the stranger aspects of literary fame: you prove your competence as a writer and an inventor of stories, and then people clamour for you to make speeches and tell them what you think about the world.
6
Clarissa Pinkola Estes
When women reassert their relationship with the wildish nature, they are gifted with a permanent and internal watcher, a knower, a visionary, an oracle, an inspiratrice, an intuitive, a maker, a creator, an inventor, and a listener who guide, suggest, and urge vibrant life in the inner and outer world.
7
R. Buckminster Fuller
A designer is an emerging synthesis of artist, inventor, mechanic, objective economist and evolutionary strategist.
8
Remy de Gourmont
Man is the inventor of stupidity.
9
Alfred Hitchcock
These are bagpipes. I understand the inventor of the bagpipes was inspired when he saw a man carrying an indignant, asthmatic pig under his arm. Unfortunately, the man-made sound never equalled the purity of the sound achieved by the pig.
10
Neil Jackson
I'd like to be an inventor, as they look at the world in a different way and find solutions for making it better.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INVENTOR»

Discover the use of inventor in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to inventor and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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App Inventor
A guide to using App Inventor to create Android applications presents step-by-step instructions for a variety of projects, including creating location-aware apps, data storage, and decision-making apps.
Liz Looney, 2011
2
From Immigrant to Inventor
Michael Pupin's was a genuinely American story, the lifelong journey of a boy from rural Serbia, from a town so tiny it appeared on no maps, who became one of the greatest scientists of the early 20th century, changing the lives of people ...
Michael Pupin, 2007
3
Mastering Autodesk Inventor 2013 and Autodesk Inventor LT 2013
Completely updated and revised, this edition includes new content requested by readers, as well as coverage of all of Inventor's latest features.
Curtis Waguespack, 2012
4
Autodesk Inventor 2014: A Tutorial Introduction
This unique text presents a thorough introduction to Autodesk Inventor for anyone with little or no prior experience with CAD software.
Scott Hansen, 2013
5
Android Apps with App Inventor: The Fast and Easy Way to ...
Topics covered include Installing and configuring App Inventor Building modern, attractive mobile user interfaces Controlling Android media hardware, including the camera Saving data locally with TinyDB, or in the cloud with TinyWebDB ...
Jörg H. Kloss, 2012
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App Inventor for Android: Build Your Own Apps - No ...
Create Android mobile apps, no programming required! Even with limited programming experience, you can easily learn to create apps for the Android platform with this complete guide to App Inventor for Android.
Jason Tyler, 2011
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The Inventor and the Tycoon: A Gilded Age Murder and the ...
From the National Book Award-winning author of Slaves in the Family, a riveting true life/true crime narrative of the partnership between the murderer who invented the movies and the robber baron who built the railroads.
Edward Ball, 2013
8
Learning Autodesk Inventor 2012
Everything you need to know to start using Autodesk Inventor 2012. The book features a simple robot design used as a project throughout the book.
Randy Shih, 2012
9
Secrets from an Inventor's Notebook
When the fuzz from his sweater was pulled off by a brick wall he was leaning against, Maurice Kanbar had a brainstorm.
Maurice Kanbar, 2001
10
Game Inventor's Guidebook: How to Invent and Sell Board ...
Game Inventor's Guidebook presents helpful tips to aid in game invention and design, and business advice on selling, manufacturing, distributing, retailing, marketing, and self-publishing games.
Brian Tinsman, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INVENTOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term inventor is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tech Time Warp: The Computer Bit's Inventor Also Made the First …
The incredible complexity of your computer stems from the equally incredible simplicity of binary logic. Everything you see on your screen is the ... «Wired, Jul 15»
2
Inventor finds new lease on life amid depression - The Japan News
Inventor finds new lease on life amid depression. The Yomiuri Shimbun. Keiko Maruyama shows her new invention in Kashiwa, Chiba ... «The Japan News, Jul 15»
3
Drone that Pakistan shot down was the IIN drone, inventor boy to …
“Yes, I've forgotten whatever I learnt from IIN, but good thing about this university is that you can become a student anytime,” the drone inventor ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»
4
'Candidly Nicole' Season 2 Preview: Nicole Is an Inventor
In the first episode of Candidly Nicole, fans will see the reality star transform into an American inventor alongside her pal Jamie. Frustrated with ... «Hidden Remote, Jul 15»
5
Long Island inventor's 'LifeVac' anti-choking device purchased by …
The Massapequa inventor of an innovative anti-choking device, the LifeVac, has made his first sale to a fire department. The Jericho Fire ... «Newsday, Jul 15»
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Local inventor off to China - Stephenville Empire-Tribune …
Stephenville's Rick Tennyson, inventor of the Easy Finder, is going to China next week to have 100,000 of the units produced. «Stephenville Empire-Tribune, Jul 15»
7
Super Soaker Inventor Now Engineers Batteries At Atlanta Lab
Chances are you've heard of the Super Soaker – the colorful water gun that lets you power spray just about anyone in your path. Since it ... «WABE 90.1 FM, Jul 15»
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LI inventor sells anti-choking device to fire department
A Massapequa man's innovative anti-choking device, the LifeVac, designed to suction foreign objects from the throats of choking victims when ... «Newsday, Jul 15»
9
Raise a cup of coffee and cacao to its inventor Tony Divito
Tony Divito – yes, that is his real name – is one of the growing band of young Irish people returning from abroad and bringing with them great ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
10
DIARY OF AN INVENTOR: Rachel Lowe and Destination
When I was studying for a Law degree, I was also working as a cab driver in my hometown of Portsmouth. It was whilst out on a shift that I had ... «Toy News, Jul 15»

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