BEGETTER Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

begetter

noun

Definition of begetter

as in founder

a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor Michael Faraday is widely hailed as one of the begetters of electromagnetism, the field of study that sparked a technological revolution

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Recent Examples of begetter The older picture of Paul as the begetter of Christian antisemitism became, for obvious reasons, intolerable to many believing scholars after the Holocaust, and a counter-reading took shape that tried to return him to a sturdier Jewish setting. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026

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ConnCAT and ConnCORP founder Carlton Highsmith, who serves as the board chair of both organizations, had already announced his own plans to step down at the end of the year.

— P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
Sidney Baptista, founder of Pynrs streetwear — which has collaborated with Brooks Running — brought up ownership in fashion as well in conversation with Brooks athlete and pro marathoner Erika Kemp.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of founder

Noun

But while the creators of AI strive to set guardrails, the building of the infrastructure for the technology continues.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
The 2026 schedule of festival activities includes gala screenings, anniversary screenings, and athlete and creator conversations.

— Brent Lang, IndieWire, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of creator

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In comparison, LaBeouf has long been open about his tumultuous childhood and has said that his father was a recovering addict, and at times abusive.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
Charles’ brothers, Frederick, David and Bill, also inherited stakes in the company after their father’s death.

— Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of father

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But McCloud has been exhibiting them annually at Psychedelic San Francisco Gallery on Bicycle Day, an unofficial celebration of the first LSD trip, taken by its inventor, scientist Albert Hofmann, in 1943 while on a bike ride home from the lab.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Michelson, a billionaire philanthropist and medical inventor, is the co-founder of the not-yet-open California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy, an independent medical research organization affiliated with UCLA.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026

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