noun
Meaning 1
Someone who originates, creates or founds something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
originator
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪneɪtə/
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UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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Canada, General-American: /əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪneɪtɚ/
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Canada, General-American: [əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪneɪɾɚ]
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Colorado Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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US, dialectal: /ɔˈɹɪd͡ʒɪneɪtɚ/
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US, dialectal: [ɔˈɹɪd͡ʒɪneɪɾɚ]
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Texas: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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CMU ARPABET: ER0 IH1 JH AH0 N EY2 T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
someone who creates new things
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: conceiver, mastermind
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: creator
Narrower terms: founder, beginner, founding father, father, pioneer, innovator, trailblazer, groundbreaker, proposer, mover, suggester
History
Etymology
From originate + -or.
Across languages
Translations
29 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: автор (avtor) — someone who originates
- Bulgarian: създател (sǎzdatel) — someone who originates
- Bulgarian: основоположник (osnovopoložnik) — someone who originates
- Czech: původce — someone who originates
- Danish: ophavsmand — someone who originates
- French: demandeur — someone who originates
- French: expéditeur — someone who originates
- German: Verursacher — someone who originates
- German: Urheber — someone who originates
- Hindi: संस्थापक (sansthāpak) — someone who originates
- Hindi: संस्थापिका (sansthāpikā) — someone who originates
- Hindi: प्रवर्तक (pravartak) — someone who originates
- Irish: tionscnóir — someone who originates
- Irish: údar — someone who originates
- Latin: repertor — someone who originates
- Macedonian: основопо́ложник (osnovopóložnik) — someone who originates
- Macedonian: о́сновач (ósnovač) — someone who originates
- Macedonian: а́втор (ávtor) — someone who originates
- Norwegian Bokmål: opphavsperson — someone who originates
- Norwegian Nynorsk: opphavsperson — someone who originates
- Polish: autor — someone who originates
- Polish: autorka — someone who originates
- Romanian: promotor — someone who originates
- Romanian: inițiator — someone who originates
- Russian: состави́тель (sostavítelʹ) — someone who originates
- Russian: а́втор (ávtor) — someone who originates
- Serbo-Croatian: začetnik — someone who originates
- Swedish: upphovsmakare — someone who originates
- Swedish: upphovsman — someone who originates