originator C2+ Topic:People & Society US /əˈrɪdʒəˌneɪtɚ/ UK /əˈrɪdʒɪneɪtə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a person who creates or initiates something She is widely credited as the originator of the recycling program. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person who creates or... creatorfounderinventorauthorinitiatorpioneerarchitectfather ↔ Opposites imitatorcopierfollower Word family Related forms originateoriginoriginationoriginal Etymology AI details From 'originate' (from Latin 'origo', genitive 'originis', 'beginning, source', from 'oriri', 'to rise') plus the agentive suffix '-or'. origo Latin oriri Latin View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # originator **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /əˈrɪdʒəˌneɪtɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /əˈrɪdʒɪneɪtə/ ## Meanings 1. a person who creates or initiates something ## Examples - She is widely credited as the originator of the recycling program. ## Synonyms - creator - founder - inventor - author - initiator - pioneer - architect - father ## Antonyms - imitator - copier - follower ## Related Forms - originate - origin - origination - original ## Roots and Affixes - Root: origo - Root: oriri ## Etymology From 'originate' (from Latin 'origo', genitive 'originis', 'beginning, source', from 'oriri', 'to rise') plus the agentive suffix '-or'. ## AI Etymology Originator is from 'originate' (from Latin 'origo', genitive 'originis', 'beginning, source', from 'oriri', 'to rise') plus the agentive suffix '-or'. Important recorded forms include origo (Latin) and oriri (Latin). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers a person who creates or initiates something. The wider family includes related words such as originate, origin, origination, and original. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown