Contriver is an English word with synonyms like planner or person. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Contriver meaning
A person who contrives.
Using Contriver
- The main meaning on this page is: A person who contrives.
- Useful related words include: planner, deviser, person, individual.
Context around Contriver
- Average sentence length in these examples: 32 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Contriver
- In this selection, "contriver" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 32 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, serial and shrewd stand out and add context to how "contriver" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a serial contriver of communist and a shrewd contriver a versatile. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "contriver" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with contriver
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Tottle’s book was of special interest because it came after Robert Conquest — a serial contriver of Communist perfidy — published his widely influential book on the 1930s famine — The Harvest of Sorrow. (32 words)
Isa Umar Gusau was an astute media strategist, a shrewd contriver, a versatile public relations expert, and a wordsmith who, despite his vast knowledge and connections, was ready to learn from others. (32 words)
Tottle’s book was of special interest because it came after Robert Conquest — a serial contriver of Communist perfidy — published his widely influential book on the 1930s famine — The Harvest of Sorrow. (32 words)
Isa Umar Gusau was an astute media strategist, a shrewd contriver, a versatile public relations expert, and a wordsmith who, despite his vast knowledge and connections, was ready to learn from others. (32 words)
Example sentences (2)
Tottle’s book was of special interest because it came after Robert Conquest — a serial contriver of Communist perfidy — published his widely influential book on the 1930s famine — The Harvest of Sorrow.
Isa Umar Gusau was an astute media strategist, a shrewd contriver, a versatile public relations expert, and a wordsmith who, despite his vast knowledge and connections, was ready to learn from others.