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as in inventor
one who creates or introduces something new
Thomas Edison was the originator of the light bulb
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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
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Just like the name suggests, every aspect of Porphyrion is immense—its total power output is equivalent to trillions of suns, and its originator black hole probably guzzled a sun’s worth of fuel each year for one billion years straight, Hardcastle tells New Scientist.
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Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Sep. 2024
Ferg’s point landed hard—particularly in an era where content is freely shared but rarely credited in ways that benefit the originator.
—Essence, 10 Sep. 2024
Allen Iverson is an originator of tunnel looks before they were referred to as such.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 3 Sep. 2024
The name Gigi Hunter may be unfamiliar to some but celebrities and fashion archivists alike know her work all too well, some even go as far as crowning her the originator of knitwear.
—Essence, 15 Aug. 2024
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Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Sep. 2024
Ferg’s point landed hard—particularly in an era where content is freely shared but rarely credited in ways that benefit the originator.
—Essence, 10 Sep. 2024
Allen Iverson is an originator of tunnel looks before they were referred to as such.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 3 Sep. 2024
The name Gigi Hunter may be unfamiliar to some but celebrities and fashion archivists alike know her work all too well, some even go as far as crowning her the originator of knitwear.
—Essence, 15 Aug. 2024
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“Originator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/originator. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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