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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Noun
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Here, Peter Sallis voices Wallace, an inventor hired by Lady Tottington (Helena Bonham Carter) to save the town (and its vegetable gardens) from the titular rabbit.—
Chris Snellgrove,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025 -
The submarine Jang Yeong-sil is named after a 15th-century Korean scientist and inventor.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Oct. 2025
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L’Hôtel de Maisons, a palatial 18th-century mansion in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, hosted a roster of international galleries and designers during the five-day Design Miami.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
22 Oct. 2025
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According to Carpenter, production designer Tommy Lee Wallace found the accessory at a mask shop on Hollywood Boulevard.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Contriver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contriver. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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