INSTITUTOR Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

instituter

noun

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Definition of instituter

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

Erik Tegner, a journalist and founder of the conservative publication Frontières, was confronted after leaving a bar with friends on Wednesday night.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 7 Aug. 2026
Rick Doblin, the founder and president of MAPS, had identified, decades earlier, that veterans, as a sympathetic constituency, were the surest route to bipartisan support.

— Michelle Lhooq, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of founder

Noun

The converging trends are creating opportunities and consternation for travelers, content creators, and the travel industry.

— Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
And there will be more to come as announcements of athletes, creators, and industry leaders are rolled out closer to the event.

— Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of creator

Noun

Armstrong's family bought the home in 1944 after his father had moved them about a dozen times with his job as a government auditor.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
The first murder is a girl slicing into her slumbering mother’s neck with a hacksaw; then her brother pounds his father’s face in with a baseball bat.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of father

Noun

The author warns that humanity's insistence on supremacy could lead to conflict with advanced AI, even provoking existential threats.

— Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
The author, who appears in the series and serves as a consulting producer, took part in a panel discussion of Monsters of God Thursday night after HBO screened episode 1 at Vidiots in Los Angeles.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of author

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The history of redlining, segregation and the lack of generational wealth shows how decisions made by the founding fathers created the landscape that exists for Black people in present day.

— Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
Also on campus, the Old Capitol Museum retraces the footsteps of the state’s founding fathers in Iowa’s original Capitol, while the University of Iowa Museum of Natural History explores Iowa’s 500 million years of history.

— Samantha Lande, Midwest Living, 30 July 2026

Definition of founding father

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