"originator" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪneɪtɚ/ [General-American], /əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪneɪtə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-originator.wav [US] Forms: originators [plural]
Etymology: originate + -or Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|originate|or}} originate + -or Head templates: {{en-noun}} originator (plural originators)
  1. Someone who originates, creates or founds something. Categories (topical): People Derived forms: call originator Translations (someone who originates): автор (avtor) [masculine] (Bulgarian), създател (sǎzdatel) (Bulgarian), основоположник (osnovopoložnik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), původce [masculine] (Czech), ophavsmand [common-gender] (Danish), demandeur [masculine] (French), expéditeur [masculine] (French), Verursacher [masculine] (German), Urheber [masculine] (German), tionscnóir [masculine] (Irish), údar [masculine] (Irish), repertor [masculine] (Latin), основопо́ложник (osnovopóložnik) [masculine] (Macedonian), о́сновач (ósnovač) [masculine] (Macedonian), а́втор (ávtor) [masculine] (Macedonian), opphavsperson [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), opphavsperson [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), autor [masculine] (Polish), autorka [feminine] (Polish), promotor [masculine] (Romanian), inițiator [masculine] (Romanian), состави́тель (sostavítelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), а́втор (ávtor) [masculine] (Russian), začetnik [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), upphovsmakare [common-gender] (Swedish), upphovsman [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "someone who originates",
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      "sense": "someone who originates",
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      "sense": "someone who originates",
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      "sense": "someone who originates",
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      "sense": "someone who originates",
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      "sense": "someone who originates",
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