variants
or institutor
as in founder
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
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Noun
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In order to complete the certification process, Whittington sought the assistance of Lois Whittaker, owner of Royalty Strategic Consultants and founder of the Black Chamber of Commerce of Northern Indiana, the release said.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2025 -
Isaac is the founder and CEO of the American Energy Institute.—
Paul Tilsley,
Fox News,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Friedland builds her drama through sharp honesty, and tough as its material may be, few films are so tonally flexible, so able to turn on a dime: stray moments of tenderness, humility, even absurdity poke through, with a love and care for Ruth shown by characters and creators alike.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
5 Mar. 2025
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The creator and executive producer is Lorne Michaels.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Her father Subbarayudu Konanki and a family friend reportedly filed a complaint on Sunday calling for local police to expand the investigation.—
Greg Norman,
Fox News,
10 Mar. 2025
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After an illness and financial mismanagement force his father to accept early retirement, the family relocates from a suburban town to the countryside.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In the ’90s, Ronald Reagan said that the Contras [the right-wing militias that waged guerilla warfare against the Marxist governments] were the equivalent of the American founding fathers.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
13 Mar. 2025
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Back in January, Miranda reprised the role of Alexander Hamilton during a Saturday Night Live cold open in which the founding father was interrupted mid-rap by James Austin Johnson's Donald Trump.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Instituter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instituter. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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