Dictionary Definition
originator n : someone who creates new things
[syn: conceiver,
mastermind]
User Contributed Dictionary
Translations
someone who originates
- Czech: původce
Extensive Definition
There are two musicians with the nickname
"The Originator":
- Bo Diddley, a blues musician
- U-Roy, a reggae musician
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
agent,
ancestors, apprentice, architect, artificer, artist, author, begetter, beginner, builder, catalyst, causer, conceiver, constructor, craftsman, creator, designer, deviser, discoverer, effector, engenderer, engineer, executor, executrix, father, founder, generator, grower, inaugurator, industrialist, initiator, inspirer, instigator, institutor, introducer, inventor, journeyman, maker, manufacturer, master, master craftsman,
mother, mover, organizer, original, parent, past master, patriarch, planner, precursor, prime mover, primum
mobile, producer,
raiser, realizer, shaper, sire, smith, wright