Contriver

con·trive  (kn-trv)

v. con·trived, con·triv·ing, con·trives

v.tr.

1. To plan with cleverness or ingenuity; devise: contrive ways to amuse the children.

2. To invent or fabricate, especially by improvisation: contrived a swing from hanging vines.

3. To plan with evil intent; scheme: contrived a plot to seize power.

4. To bring about, as by scheming; manage: somehow contrived to get past the guards unnoticed.

v.intr.

To form plans or schemes.

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[Middle English contreven, from Old French controver, contreuv-, from Medieval Latin contropre, to compare : Latin com-, com- + Latin tropus, turn, manner, style (from Greek tropos; see trep- in Indo-European roots).]

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con·triver n.

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Noun

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contriver - a person who makes plans deviser, planner individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" intriguer, designer - a person who devises plots or intrigues; "he is believed to be the principal designer of the terrorist bombing attack" 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