contriver
contriver noun: a person who contrives.
Noun
contriver (plural contrivers)
- A person who contrives.
- I’ll tell thee, Charles, it is the stubbornest young fellow of France; full of ambition, an envious emulator of every man’s good parts, a secret and villainous contriver against me his natural brother.c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
- […] those desctructive Machines, whereof he said, some evil Genius, Enemy to Mankind, must have been the first Contriver.1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. […] [Gulliver’s Travels], London: […] Benj[amin] Motte, […], →OCLC, (please specify |part=I to IV), page 274
contriver meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Kannada
contriver in Tamil
- சூழ்ச்சியாளர், உபாயக்காரன்
contriver in Urdu
- جوڑ توڑ کرنے والا
contriver in Kannada
- ಹಂಚಿಕೆಗಾರ
Synonyms of contriver
Forms of contriver
| plural | contrivers |
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Origin of contriver
From contrive + -er.
Questions about contriver
- What does contriver mean?
- Contriver means a person who contrives.
- What is contriver in Tamil?
- Contriver in Tamil is சூழ்ச்சியாளர், உபாயக்காரன். See Contriver meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is contriver?
- Contriver is a noun.
- What is the plural of contriver?
- The plural of contriver is contrivers.
Words near contriver in the dictionary
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