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Meanings of contriver in English

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planificador

A person who makes plans.

        planificador
        Usage of contriver in English
        1
        The poor contriver wished to find in thee an affectation of indifference.
        Jane Talbot
        2
        The Gypsy fellow, the contriver of the jest, squinted worst of all.
        The Zincali: An Account of the Gypsies of Spain
        3
        I know you for a cunning contriver-anupsetter of calculations-butno Turk.
        The Lion of Petra
        4
        This kind of diversion betrays a want of humane consideration in the contriver.
        Autumn Leaves: Original Pieces in Prose and Verse
        5
        The author and contriver of this bloody affair is not at present here.
        Trial of Mary Blandy
        6
        Praise or blame of its contriver, shown a niggard or profuse
        Browning as a Philosophical and Religious Teacher
        7
        You cunning woman, champion of peace and contriver of man's disarmament.
        Plays: the Father; Countess Julie; the Outlaw; the Stronger
        8
        An excellent contriver, surely, she must think this worthy Mr. Tomlinson to be!
        Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 5
        9
        These schemes miscarried owing to the impetuosity of their contriver.
        The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 1 of 2)
        10
        Again that restless and versatile contriver, Bristol, had set himself to overturn the scheme.
        Life of Edward Earl of Clarendon — Volume 02
        11
        He was a good contriver, and apparently could be trusted.
        The Expressman and the Detective
        12
        What an admirable contriver did I think myself till now!
        Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 6
        13
        Mr. Gurney was a notable contriver of such carriages.
        Chatterbox, 1905.
        14
        So, my dear, it comes out, that I myself was obliged to this deep contriver.
        Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 3
        15
        Let the crime come home to the culprit; let the sin return and crush its contriver.
        The Danish History, Books I-IX
        16
        This scheme seemed at first to promise success, but in the end turned against its contriver.
        A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume...
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        Contriver through the time
        Contriver across language varieties
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