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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Noun
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That limitation was first introduced by German inventor Friedhelm Hillebrand who believed most communication could be summed up in short messages.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
5 Sep. 2025 -
Earlier in the session, Malone spoke about his father, an engineer and inventor who worked on the industry’s earliest TV sets.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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Field believes one of the key intersections between AI and design is that AI tools will help broaden access, letting more people become designers.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
4 Sep. 2025
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For engineers and designers, this framework is like giving a GPS map through the complex terrain of foam design—saving months of trial-and-error testing.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Deviser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deviser. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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