The phrase "an inventive man" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe a man who is creative and capable of coming up with new ideas or solutions.
Example: "In the world of technology, Steve was known as an inventive man, always pushing the boundaries of innovation."
Alternatives: "a creative individual" or "an innovative person."
The institute was an ideal base for such an inventive man.
Mr. Scott described Mr. Berg as an inventive man committed to volunteer work who was willing to follow his idealistic instincts.
Because when they reached the little Foynes terminal, looking glum and dog-tired, they encountered Joe Sheridan, a chef in the restaurant there, who was evidently a kindly as well as an inventive man.
Donald Trump is a highly inventive man with a robust sense of self worth and his own unique vocabulary.
Quick freezing owes its present position largely to Clarence Birdseye, an active and inventive man now nearing sixty.
After a dodgy start, during which they were second best, Saints's superior passing established them as much the better team, with Jay Rodriguez, signed by Adkins from Burnley for £7m last June, a penetrative and inventive man of the match.
Garfield has inspired me to wear a bit of mauve this spring to honor this inventive man.
An inventive young man in Moroe.
At the end of his investigative report on diamond thieves in Europe, David Samuels expresses some sympathy for "these desperate and inventive men" who were "taking revenge on a world that had robbed them blind" ("The Pink Panthers," April 12th).
But we can guess about what the thieves were like — "desperate and inventive men," Samuels calls them, who are thirsty for an anonymous prosperity.
Stealing diamonds is a serious crime, but as I paid the check it was difficult for me not to sympathize with these desperate and inventive men.
