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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The 20-minute short film Garrett's Gift shares the legacy of Garrett Morgan, the inventor of the traffic signal.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
27 Jan. 2026 -
Tour’s team replicated the US inventor’s carbon-filament bulb design and applied electrical conditions similar to those used in the 19th century.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Jan. 2026
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Stepping out in New York, Rih wore a tiger print, wool-blend jacquard coat by Alaïa (an enduring favorite designer for Rih), and matching tiger print calf hair pumps also by the French house, with little else.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
29 Jan. 2026
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This flexibility allows designers to combine multiple functions in a single microscopic system.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Contriver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contriver. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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