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

What those founders were building looked very different from the Waubonsee Community College of today.

— Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Lane is vice president and founder of the Envisioning Studio at Google, an AI prototyping lab that explores emerging technologies.

— Mya Copeland, Variety, 14 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

Born in Vienna to a Russian mother and Nigerian father, Ndukwe learned English at school from an early age and that has helped since moving to Merseyside.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
All of them are concerned with legacy, particularly among fathers and daughters (Shakespeare had two and lost his only son), and all of them touch a realm beyond the mundane — a place of gods and dreams, oracles and enchantment.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of father

Noun

Assessing the entries this year were a total of six panels, comprised of independent experts from across the industry, including top writers, authors and broadcasters from England and Scotland.

— Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Follow-up research is needed to really prove bedbugs actually are spreading MRSA to people, said one of the study's authors, Jose Pietri, who is now at Purdue University.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of author

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The Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Konrad Adenauer, the Italian Prime Minister Alcide De Gasperi, and the Belgian Socialist statesman Paul-Henri Spaak are likewise counted among the European founding fathers.

— Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Both men were shot and killed only months apart from one another, but decades later, they are still regarded as founding fathers of the genre and two of the most revered musicians in history.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

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