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inventor
in·ven·tor [ in véntər ] (plural in·ven·tors)


noun 
Definition:
 
somebody who invents: somebody who invents something
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
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