发明者

發明者

fāmíngzhě

noun #31,356

Meanings

1 inventor
2 creator (of an invention)

Characters

send out; develop

Examples

爱迪生是电灯的发明者。

Àidíshēng shì diàndēng de fāmíngzhě.

Edison was the inventor of the electric light.

这项专利属于原始发明者。

Zhè xiàng zhuānlì shǔyú yuánshǐ fāmíngzhě.

This patent belongs to the original inventor.

Tips

usage

发明者 (fāmíngzhě) and 发明家 (fāmíngjiā) overlap but differ in flavor: 者 is neutral 'the one who invented X' and is common in patent/legal text; 家 ('expert') frames the person as a notable inventor by profession (e.g. 大发明家).

Stroke Order

发 fā

明 míng

者 zhě