# inventor

/ˌɪnˈvɛntɝ/ (US) · /ɪnvˈɛntɐ/ (UK) · CEFR B1 · Noun

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/inventor
Updated: 2026-05-03

## Definition

a person who creates or designs something new for the first time. You use this for people who build new machines, tools, or systems.

For teachers: a person who creates, designs, or devises a new device, process, or method that did not exist previously.

## Examples

- The inventor showed his new machine to the public.
- The young inventor spent years in her garage building a robot that could clean windows automatically.
- History often remembers the primary inventor of a technology, even though most breakthroughs result from the collaborative efforts of many different researchers over several decades.

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