Definitions for inventor
ɪnˈvɛn tərin·ven·tor

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 4 votes

1. inventor, discoverer, artificernoun

   someone who is the first to think of or make something

GCIDERate this definition:2.5 / 4 votes

1. Inventornoun

   One who invents or finds out something new; a contriver; especially, one who invents mechanical devices, new drugs, new processes, or other useful objects or procedures.

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. inventornoun

   One who invents, either as a hobby or as an occupation.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Inventornoun

   Etymology: inventor, Latin.

   1. A finder out of something new.

   We have the statue of your Columbus, that discovered the West Indies, also the inventor of ships: your Monk, that was the inventor of ordnance, and of gunpowder. Francis Bacon.

   Studious they appear
   Of arts that polish life; inventors rare,
   Unmindful of their maker. John Milton, Paradise Lost.

   Th' invention all admir'd, and each how he
   To be the inventor miss'd. John Milton.

   Why are these positions charged upon me as their sole author and inventor, and the reader led into a belief that they were never before maintained by any person of virtue? Francis Atterbury.

   2. A contriver; a framer. In an ill sense.

   In this upshot, purposes mistook,
   Fall'n on th' inventors heads. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. inventor

   An invention is a unique or novel device, method, composition, idea or process. An invention may be an improvement upon a machine, product, or process for increasing efficiency or lowering cost. It may also be an entirely new concept. If an idea is unique enough either as a stand alone invention or as a significant improvement over the work of others, it can be patented. A patent, if granted, gives the inventor a proprietary interest in the patent over a specific period of time, which can be licensed for financial gain. An inventor creates or discovers an invention. The word inventor comes from the Latin verb invenire, invent-, to find. Although inventing is closely associated with science and engineering, inventors are not necessarily engineers or scientists. Due to advances in artificial intelligence, the term "inventor" no longer exclusively applies to an occupation (see human computers).Some inventions can be patented. The system of patents was established to encourage inventors by granting limited-term, limited monopoly on inventions determined to be sufficiently novel, non-obvious, and useful. 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 by 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.

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1. inventor

   An inventor is a person who creates or discovers something new or original through innovative thought, creativity or experimentation. This could include new methods, devices, systems, designs, technologies or materials. Their creations typically advance technical capabilities, solve problems or meet unique needs, and may be protected legally through patents.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Inventornoun

   one who invents or finds out something new; a contriver; especially, one who invents mechanical devices

2. Etymology: [L.: cf. F. inventeur.]

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1. Inventor

   In patent law, an inventor is the person, or persons in United States patent law, who contribute to the claims of a patentable invention. In some patent law frameworks, however, such as in the European Patent Convention and its case law, no explicit, accurate definition of who exactly is an inventor is provided. The definition may slightly vary from one European country to another. Inventorship is generally not considered to be a patentability criterion under European patent law. Under U.S. case law, an inventor is the one with "intellectual domination" over the inventive process, and not merely one who assists in its reduction to practice. Since inventorship relates to the claims in a patent application, knowing who an inventor is under the patent law is sometimes difficult. In fact, inventorship can change during the prosecution of a patent application as claims are deleted or amended. "Joint inventors", or "co-inventors", exist when a patentable invention is the result of inventive work of more than one inventor. Joint inventors exist even where one inventor contributed a majority of the work. Absent a contract or license, the inventors are individuals who own the rights in an issued patent. Status as an inventor dramatically alters parties' ability to capitalize on the invention.

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How to pronounce inventor?

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   British

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   Australian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of inventor in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of inventor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of inventor in a Sentence

1. Charles Franklin Kettering:

   An inventor fails 999 times, and if he succeeds once, he's in. He treats his failures simply as practice shots.

2. Ambrose Bierce:

   An inventor is a person who makes an ingenious arrangement of wheels, levers and springs, and believes it civilization.

3. Charles F. Kettering:

   An inventor is simply a fellow who doesn't take his education too seriously.

4. Johnny Carson:

   If it weren't for Philo T. Farnsworth, inventor of television, we'd still be eating frozen radio dinners.

5. Dieter Zetsche:

   I hope you will still recognize us as being the inventor of the car, but we should be defined by our future, not by our past.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=inventor
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=inventor
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Inventor
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=inventor
5. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inventor
6. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
7. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inventor
8. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=inventor
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=inventor