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DEVISER

Dictionary entry overview: What does deviser mean?

• DEVISER (noun)
The noun DEVISER has 1 sense:

1. a person who makes plans

Familiarity information: DEVISER used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• DEVISER (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A person who makes plans

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

contriver; deviser; planner

Hypernyms ("deviser" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "deviser"):

designer; intriguer (a person who devises plots or intrigues)

maneuverer; manoeuvrer (a person skilled in maneuvering)

plotter; schemer (a planner who draws up a personal scheme of action)

strategian; strategist (an expert in strategy (especially in warfare))

tactician (a person who is skilled at planning tactics)

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