What does contriver mean?
Definitions for contriver
con·triv·er
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Princeton's WordNet
planner, contriver, devisernoun
a person who makes plans
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Contrivernoun
An inventer; one that plans a design; a schemer.
Etymology: from contrive.
I, the mistress of your charms,
The close contriver of all harms,
Was never call’d to bear my part. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.Epeus, who the fraud’s contriver was. John Denham.
Plain loyalty, not built on hope,
I leave to your contriver, Alexander Pope:
None loves his king and country better,
Yet none was ever less their debtor. Jonathan Swift.Scenes of blood and desolation, I had painted as the common effects of those destructive machines; whereof, he said, some evil genius, enemy to mankind, must have been the first contriver. Gulliv. Travels.
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contriver
A contriver is a person who plans, devises or invents something, particularly with careful thought or cleverness. This could apply to a range of situations such as creating a new piece of technology, devising a complex plan, or coming up with a novel solution to a problem.
Webster Dictionary
Contrivernoun
one who contrives, devises, plans, or schemas
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of contriver in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of contriver in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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