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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Several concessionaires at the fair have been touted as the inventors of the ice-cream cone.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Britain’s largest church was designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott—the inventor of the emblematic red telephone booth—in the early 20th century.

— Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026

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