as in inventor
one who creates or introduces something new
a contriver of yet another piece of exercise equipment guaranteed to tighten up your abs
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Noun
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View gallery - 4 images British inventor and YouTuber James Bruton has a habit of solving problems nobody asked him to solve – and then solving them again, harder.—
Omar Kardoudi
March 01,
New Atlas,
1 Mar. 2026 -
David Hall is the inventor of CamLidar and MEL.—
Jan Wagner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
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The peach-plum gradient gown is the creation of Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen, whose high-fantasy sculptural gowns emphasize movement and eye-tricking form, often to gravity-defying effect.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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Yes, the custom AI chip designer has already seen incredible growth during this artificial intelligence boom.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Contriver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contriver. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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