DEVISER Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

deviser

noun

Definition of deviser

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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Strong intellectual property protections give authors and inventors the ability to turn their ideas into assets, their assets into competitive businesses, and their businesses into new jobs.

— Coke Morgan Stewart, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026
Earlier inventors explored similar ideas, but Bell’s work made the telephone a practical technology.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026

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Sometimes word clouds are big-budget supergraphics realized by design firms like Pentagram, but often they are produced cheaply and quickly by non-designers, or by anonymous Etsy merchants, or in-house at printing and signage companies.

— Alec Mapes-Frances, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
But this fall, designers are offering outerwear and accessories applying the material to a variety of familiar shapes that might otherwise be cut from wool felt or gabardine.

— Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2026

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