'Inventor' definitions:

Definition of 'inventor'

From: WordNet
noun
Someone who is the first to think of or make something [syn: inventor, discoverer, artificer]

Definition of 'Inventor'

From: GCIDE
  • Inventor \In*vent"or\, n. [L.: cf. F. inventeur.] One who invents or finds out something new; a contriver; especially, one who invents mechanical devices, new drugs, new processes, or other useful objects or procedures. [1913 Webster +PJC]