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deviser

noun

Definition of devisernext
as in inventor
one who creates or introduces something new Melvil Dewey was the deviser of a new system for organizing books

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  1. inventor
  2. designer
Noun
  • Sid Vicious, Johnny Rotten’s friend and inventor of the Pogo dance, was on drums.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2026
  • With steel and aluminum in limited supply in World War II, Allied forces gave serious consideration to a proposal made by English inventor Geoffrey Pyke to build ships out of little more than frozen water.
    — Mike McRae September 16, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of inventor
Noun
  • While designers have no current use for their jump-otronic robots, the sheer amount of robotics development for terrestrial and extra-planetary exploration suggests that the photoleapers are a solution that will eventually find their problem.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Niki Cheng is a designer and co-founder of 18th Street Design Collective.
    — Jane Kim, The Spruce, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of designer
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“Deviser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deviser. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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