noun
originator
Originator (noun) means a person who starts, invents or sets up something new.
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A person who starts, invents or sets up something new.
"Another perfume was known as nicerotiana, named after its originator Nicerotas."
— Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs (1961)
"These relay stations are actually special-purpose email servers. They are used to relay spam from the spam's originator so that the originator cannot be traced."
— Jeff Duntemann, Degunking Your Email (2004)
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Etymology
Formed from originate and -or.
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What is the meaning of originator?
"originator" (noun) means a person who starts, invents or sets up something new.
What is another word for originator?
Other words for "originator" include mastermind, conceiver.
