contriver

noun

Definition of contrivernext
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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  1. inventor
  2. designer
Noun
  • But McCloud has been exhibiting them annually at Psychedelic San Francisco Gallery on Bicycle Day, an unofficial celebration of the first LSD trip, taken by its inventor, scientist Albert Hofmann, in 1943 while on a bike ride home from the lab.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Michelson, a billionaire philanthropist and medical inventor, is the co-founder of the not-yet-open California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy, an independent medical research organization affiliated with UCLA.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of inventor
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  • The ChatGPT maker is also working with iPhone designer Jony Ive on consumer devices, but its first offering does not appear to be a wearable, according to Bloomberg.
    — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026
  • For the show, which was held at the Bibliothèque Sainte Geneviève, the designer asked guests to bring a favorite book.
    — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of designer
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“Contriver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contriver. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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