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inventore

/in.venˈto.re/noun · masculineB2
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Meaning

inventor

  • a person who invents or devises a new device, method, or concept

In a sentence

L'inventore ha depositato il brevetto per la sua nuova macchina.

The inventor filed the patent for his new machine.

Molti inventori celebri non sono stati compresi dai loro contemporanei.

Many famous inventors were not understood by their contemporaries.

Chi è l'inventore della stampa a caratteri mobili?

Who is the inventor of movable type printing?

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
inventoremasculine · singular
inventorimasculine · plural

Usage notes

  • The feminine counterpart is 'inventrice'.

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