instituter

a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor Eli Whitney is known as the instituter of the American system of manufacture on account of his pioneering concept of the mass production of interchangeable parts Synonyms author, begetter, creator, establisher, founder, founding father, generator, inaugurator, initiator, father (or institutor), originator, sireRelated Words cocreator, cofounder; conceiver, contriver, designer, deviser, formulator, innovator, introducer, inventor, spawner; builder, maker, producer; developer, pioneer, researcher, researchist; organizer, promoter; encourager, galvanizer, inspiration, inspirerNear Antonyms disciple, follower, pupil, student, supporter