INSTITUTOR Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

instituter

noun

variants or institutor

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

Patricia Wenskunas, founder of the California advocacy nonprofit Crime Survivors, which opposed the abolition of the death penalty, criticized Newsom's decision.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
Anthony Wood, the founder of Roku and previously its chairmand CEO, will become a member of the Fox board and serve as co-chair alongside Cheesbrough.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of founder

Noun

The company is also hoping to build a business around training the next generation of creators.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Churchill took the idea to Gilded Age showrunner and creator Julian Fellowes as well as HBO head of drama Francesca Orsi and CEO Casey Bloys.

— Alex Zalben, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of creator

Noun

His daughter, Tia, a second grade teacher, shed tears while speaking about father.

— Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
Prosecutors also charged Guzman with misdemeanor driving under the influence of alcohol and causing injury to Joshua Mazur, the child’s father.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of father

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The study's authors also work for Microsoft, making independent testing especially important before hospitals consider relying on the technology for patient care.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
Much like on Baby Keem’s Ca$ino, another recent rap epic undone by its author’s inability to overcome lingering trauma, BigX can’t always navigate around his unnamed haters.

— Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of author

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Believing in the coach LaVell Edwards is something like the Joseph Smith of BYU football, both the founding father and the man who established the roadmap for the program’s success.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
And in Turkey, a court blocked posts by Grok, the chatbot built into the social platform X, that allegedly insulted President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, founding father Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and religious values.

— Jordi Calvet-Bademunt, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of founding father

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