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Inventor vs Inventress - What's the difference?

inventor | inventress |

Inventress is a coordinate term of inventor.



As nouns the difference between inventor and inventress

is that inventor is one who invents, either as a hobby or as an occupation while inventress is an inventrix; a female inventor.

inventor

English

Alternative forms

* inventour (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who invents, either as a hobby or as an occupation.

    • Coordinate terms

    * inventress * inventrix

    inventress

    English

    Noun

    (es)
  • (often, pejorative) An inventrix; a female inventor