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单词 originator
释义

originator

noun

orig·​i·​na·​tor ə-ˈri-jə-ˌnā-tər How to pronounce originator (audio)
plural originators
: someone or something that originates or gives rise to something
the originator of the idea/theory
a technique named after its originator
Persia was the originator of melons, cucumbers, and pears. Carol Bly

Synonyms

  • contriver
  • designer
  • developer
  • deviser
  • formulator
  • innovator
  • introducer
  • inventor
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Word History

First Known Use

1785, in the meaning defined above

originator

noun

1
as in inventor
one who creates or introduces something new Thomas Edison was the originator of the light bulb

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • inventor
  • creator
  • designer
  • founder
  • innovator
  • developer
  • author
  • deviser
  • formulator
  • contriver
  • maker
  • introducer
  • initiator
  • pioneer
  • builder
  • begetter
  • inaugurator
  • establisher
  • producer
  • researcher
  • generator
  • father
  • groundbreaker
  • sire
  • institutor
  • instituter
  • coinventor
  • coproducer
  • planner
  • dreamer
  • researchist
  • codeveloper
  • coresearcher

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • imitator
  • copier
  • duplicator
  • aper
  • copycat
  • mimic
2
as in creator
a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor Copernicus is sometimes hailed as the originator of modern astronomy, for he overturned the notion of an earth-centered universe

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • creator
  • founder
  • inventor
  • author
  • father
  • initiator
  • pioneer
  • maker
  • begetter
  • inaugurator
  • establisher
  • generator
  • innovator
  • designer
  • sire
  • founding father
  • instituter
  • institutor
  • cocreator
  • builder
  • cofounder
  • conceiver
  • deviser
  • producer
  • formulator
  • contriver
  • developer
  • introducer
  • inspirer
  • researcher
  • organizer
  • promoter
  • spawner
  • galvanizer
  • encourager
  • inspiration
  • researchist

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • student
  • pupil
  • supporter
  • disciple
  • follower
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