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originator
| Main Entry: |
originator
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | creator |
| Synonyms: | architect, author, begetter, designer, discoverer, father, founder, initiator, innovator, inventor, maker, mastermind, mother, pioneer, producer |
| Main Entry: | author |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | composer of written work |
| Synonyms: | biographer, columnist, composer, creator, essayist, ghost, ghostwriter, ink slinger, journalist, originator, playwright, poet, producer, prose writer, reporter, scribbler, scribe, scripter, word slinger, wordsmith, work-for-hire, writer |
| Main Entry: | builder |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | construction worker |
| Synonyms: | architect, artisan, constructor, contractor, craftsperson, erector, fabricator, framer, inventor, maker, manufacturer, mason, originator, producer |
| Antonyms: | wrecker |
| Main Entry: | creator |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | inventor; God |
| Synonyms: | architect, author, begetter, brain, deity, designer, founder, framer, generator, initiator, maker, originator, prime mover, producer, sire |
| Antonyms: | destroyer, destructor |
| Main Entry: | designer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | creator |
| Synonyms: | architect, author, costumier, couturier, deviser, engineer, fabricator, fashion designer, fashioner, inventor, maker, originator, planner, producer |
| Main Entry: | engineer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who puts together things |
| Synonyms: | architect, builder, contriver, designer, deviser, director, inventor, manager, manipulator, originator, planner, schemer, sights, surveyor, techie, technie |
| Main Entry: | father/mother |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | founder, inventor |
| Synonyms: | administrator, architect, author, builder, creator, dean, elder, encourager, generator, initiator, introducer, leader, maker, matriarch, motor, mover, organizer, originator, patriarch, patron, prime mover, promoter, promulgator, publisher, sire, sponsor, supporter |
| Main Entry: | forebearer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | family predecessor |
| Synonyms: | ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, author, begetter, forerunner, founder, materfamilias, matriarch, originator, parent, paterfamilias, patriarch, precursor, primogenitor, procreator, progenitor, relative, sire |
| Main Entry: | forerunner |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | messenger, herald |
| Synonyms: | advertiser, advocate, ancestor, announcer, author, envoy, forebearer, foregoer, harbinger, initiator, originator, pioneer, precursor, progenitor, prognostic, prototype |
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