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inventor

/ɪnˈvɛntɚ/ noun B2
  1. One who invents, either as a hobby or as an occupation. · Thomas Edison was the inventor of the phonograph.· The young inventor received a patent for her design.

Plural inventors

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In the 1860s, inventors in France added pedals to the front wheel.
The story of the bicycle, p. 1 · A2
In the end, he, Best and Collip sold their rights to the University of Toronto for one dollar each, so that the university could control the drug's quality and license companies to make it without the inventors growing rich.
Insulin for a Dollar, p. 1 · C1

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