noun
also in·vent·er ə̇nˈventə(r)
( -s )
Etymology: inventor from Latin, from inventus (past participle of invenire ) + -or; inventer alteration (influenced by English -er ) (II) of inventor
1. obsolete : one that finds or finds out : discoverer
first inventor of the nervous system — John Freind
2. : one that conceives by creative imagination
inventor of a new ballet
one must be an inventor to read well — S.P.Sherman
the next step is to discover what makes a man an inventor rather than a passive culture carrier — Ralph Linton
3. : one that creates a new device or process : originator
Eli Whitney was the inventor of the cotton gin