originator

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /əˈrɪdʒəˌneɪtɚ/ UK /əˈrɪdʒɪneɪtə/ See IPA manual

noun

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noun
a person who creates or initiates something

She is widely credited as the originator of the recycling program.

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1 noun · a person who creates or... creator founder inventor authorinitiatorpioneer architect father

Opposites

imitator copier follower

Word family

Related forms originate origin origination original

Etymology

From 'originate' (from Latin 'origo', genitive 'originis', 'beginning, source', from 'oriri', 'to rise') plus the agentive suffix '-or'.

origo Latin oriri Latin

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# 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

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