generator

generator

noun

Definition of GENERATOR

a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor <the French painter Paul Cézanne is considered to be one of the principal generators of modern art>

Synonyms author, begetter, creator, establisher, founder, founding father, generator, inaugurator, initiator, instituter (or institutor), originator, sire

Related Words cocreator, cofounder; conceiver, contriver, designer, deviser, formulator, innovator, introducer, inventor, spawner; builder, maker, producer; developer, pioneer, researcher, researchist; organizer, promoter; encourager, galvanizer, inspiration, inspirer

Near Antonyms disciple, follower, pupil, student, supporter