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Definition of Contriver

Contriver
Contriver Con*triv"er, n. One who contrives, devises, plans, or schemas. --Swift.

Meaning of Contriver from wikipedia

- Contrive are a heavy metal band from Melbourne, Australia formed in 1999. Their musical style has been compared to that of Sepultura. The band consists...
- invaded England. Elizabeth asked Paulet, Mary's final custodian, if he would contrive a clandestine way to "shorten the life" of Mary, which he refused to do...
- to collect the insurance money and leave the country. Stephanie later contrives to meet with Emily, who explains that she and her sister indeed started...
- Sinclair’s house never got to Scotland Yard as intended. Cambridge Police contrive James's resignation. John receives a cryptic phone call from James, leading...
- returned 1945 HMT Contender Feb 1940 Minesweeper, returned, Oct 1945 HMT Contrive May 1940 Mobile wiping unit, returned Feb 1946 HMT Controller Jan 1940...
- Netherlands, and Indonesia) is derived from the Latin words ingeniare ("to contrive, devise") and ingenium ("cleverness"). The foundational qualifications...
- 16th century; and it likely entered the po****r vernacular as meaning a contriver of public works during John Smeaton's time. Environmental engineering...
- of her personality to say things in the heat of the moment and not to contrive anything that she says. Two w****s into the live shows, a number of happy...
- G. Wells (1913). Little Wars. Frank Palmer Publishing. We did at last contrive to do so ; we invented what we call the melee, and our revised rules in...
- studio allowed him and his team to carry out meticulous experiments to contrive perpetual movement by staging the film on a giant gyroscopic gimbal, which...