1. a person who devises or invents something; a planner or designer
2. in law, a person who makes a devise (a gift of real property in a will)
Usage: legal

Examples

• The devisor of the new marketing strategy presented her ideas to the board.
• He was the devisor of an innovative water filtration system.
• The devisor left his estate to his children through a detailed will.
• As the devisor of the plan, she took responsibility for its success.
• The devisor of the experiment carefully documented each step.
• In the legal document, the devisor specified which properties would go to which heirs.