- Contriver
- Contriver Con*triv"er, n. One who contrives, devises, plans, or schemas. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Contriver
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contriver — index accomplice, architect, author (originator), coactor, conspirer Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
contriver — contrive ► VERB 1) devise or plan using skill and artifice. 2) manage to do something foolish. DERIVATIVES contrivable adjective contriver noun. ORIGIN Old French controver imagine, invent , from Latin contropare compare … English terms dictionary
contriver — noun see contrive … New Collegiate Dictionary
contriver — See contrive. * * * … Universalium
contriver — noun A person who contrives; a schemer or planner … Wiktionary
contriver — n. plotter, schemer, one that devises or invents something … English contemporary dictionary
contriver — con·triv·er … English syllables
contriver — noun a person who makes plans • Syn: ↑planner, ↑deviser • Derivationally related forms: ↑devise (for: ↑deviser), ↑contrive, ↑plan ( … Useful english dictionary
Enginer — En gin*er, n. [See {Engineer}.] A contriver; an inventor; a contriver of engines. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
δραματουργόν — δρᾱματουργόν , δραματουργός contriver masc/fem acc sg δρᾱματουργόν , δραματουργός contriver neut nom/voc/acc sg … Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)
