-və(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: contrive (I) + -er
: one that contrives
hasty contriver of popular fiction — A.C.Ward
contrivers of leisure-time activities — Mary McCarthy
an excellent contriver in housekeeping — Oliver Goldsmith
-və(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: contrive (I) + -er
: one that contrives
hasty contriver of popular fiction — A.C.Ward
contrivers of leisure-time activities — Mary McCarthy
an excellent contriver in housekeeping — Oliver Goldsmith
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012