Contriver: alternatives and connections

One who acts, or takes part in any affair; a doer.

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One who does; one performs or executes; one who is wont and ready to act; an actor; an agent.

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One who, or that which, works; a laborer; a performer; as, a worker in brass.

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One who designs, marks out, or plans; a contriver.

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One who intrigues.

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Alt. of Manoeuvrer

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One who maneuvers.

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One who plots or schemes; a contriver; a conspirator; a schemer.

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One who forms schemes; a projector; esp., a plotter; an intriguer.

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One skilled in strategy, or the science of directing great military movements.

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One versed in tactics; hence, a skillful maneuverer; an adroit manager.

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To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to invent; to design; to plan.

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To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to invent; to design; to plan.

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To furnish with organs; to give an organic structure to; to endow with capacity for the functions of life; as, an organized being; organized matter;…

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To furnish with organs; to give an organic structure to; to endow with capacity for the functions of life; as, an organized being; organized matter;…

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One who devises.

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One who plans; a projector.

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