initiator

noun

as in founder
a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor as the initiator of printing from movable type, Gutenberg revolutionized people's access to written language

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Recent Examples of initiator On the flip side, having multiple initiators on offense can also be big, and Reaves next to Dončić makes sense in that respect. — Zach Harper, New York Times, 1 July 2026 The researchers used liquid metal particles (LMPs) as initiators for polymerization, the chemical process used to form the hydrogel network. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026 His top recommendation for the latter was Pitzock, the restaurant run by his uncle Oskar Messner, one of the initiators of the Slow Food movement in the valley and among the most knowledgeable sources in the region on local ingredients and tradition. — Jenn Rice, Travel + Leisure, 7 May 2026 Los Angeles also employed Luke Kennard as a ballhandler and initiator, and guard Marcus Smart is back after missing nearly three weeks with a right ankle injury. — ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026 Peterson is breathtakingly talented as a scorer and on-ball initiator, but health concerns have marred an otherwise impressive freshman season. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026 History suggests that wars aimed at reshaping political systems hardly ever unfold as their initiators intend. — Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026 And when Aaron's healthier, that's an initiator of our offense as well. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2026 PiqlFilm is also the initiator of the Arctic World Archive (AWA), a repository for world memory located in Northern Norway on the Arctic Ocean. — Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for initiator
  1. founder
  2. creator
  3. inventor
  4. author
  5. father
Noun
  • Swinehart left his role as founder of Project 658, a nonprofit that provides sustainable, holistic care to refugees resettling in the Charlotte area, to join Charlotte FC.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
  • Co-founder Emma Thackray started the company in her kitchen in 2019, selling at markets in the north of England.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Definition of founder
Noun
  • Users want to find a specific creator or campaign in seconds, not scroll through marketing copy.
    — Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • This merger is lawful, pro-competitive, and will benefit consumers, creators, workers, and the entertainment industry.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2026
Definition of creator
Noun
  • Norwegian inventor Jan Jacobsen quickly created a camera for specialized IMAX film.
    — Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 July 2026
  • An upcoming episode about Jonas Salk, the inventor of the polio vaccine, takes aim at vaccine skeptics like her husband, the Daily Beast reported.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 14 July 2026
Definition of inventor
Noun
  • Co-chair Emily Ladau, a disability rights activist, communications strategist and author, framed the committee's work around a phrase long used as a rallying cry in disability advocacy circles.
    — Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
  • The authors evaluated decades of research on who is at highest risk of drowning and what interventions have been shown to save lives.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Definition of author
Noun
  • Chalamet was also accompanied by his father, Marc Chalamet, who is originally from Nîmes, France.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 15 July 2026
  • This exhausting existence has kept Lucky emotionally dependent on her father.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 July 2026
Definition of father

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