Synonyms of originator

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• imitator
• copier
• duplicator
• aper
• copycat
• mimic

2

as in founder

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• student
• pupil
• supporter
• disciple
• follower