Originator
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
One who originates.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
One who originates.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
Someone who
originates
,
creates
or
founds
something.
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noun.
someone who creates new things
Word Usage
"Delicious irony: the best candidate for the originator is a chap called Mack."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
creator
Hyponym
Words that are more specific
Founding Father
beginner
father
founder
groundbreaker
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
advisor
architect
beneficiary
creator
educator
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
agent
ancestors
apprentice
architect
artificer