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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The Nobel Peace Prize, along with the other Nobel Prizes, was established in accordance with the final will of Alfred Nobel, a Swedish inventor and industrialist.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025 -
The Swedish chemist, engineer and inventor Alfred Nobel liked a uniter, not a divider, even though his own experiments were aimed at blowing things up.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
9 Oct. 2025
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After exiting Dior in May, the Italian designer on Tuesday was appointed chief creative officer of Fendi.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
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Founded in 1982 in the northern Italian town of Ravarino by designer Massimo Osti, Stone Island is known for its garment-dyeing expertise and technical fabrics, seen via products like its thermo-sensitive jackets, which change color in response to temperature.—
Steve Salter,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Contriver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contriver. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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