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originator

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o·rig·i·nate  (-rj-nt)
v. o·rig·i·nat·ed, o·rig·i·nat·ing, o·rig·i·nates
v.tr.
To bring into being; create: originated the practice of monthly reports.
v.intr.
To come into being; start. See Synonyms at stem1.

o·rigi·nation n.
o·rigi·native adj.
o·rigi·native·ly adv.
o·rigi·nator n.

The command by whose authority a message is sent. The responsibility of the originator includes the responsibility for the functions of the drafter and the releasing officer. See also releasing officer.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.originator - someone who creates new things
creator - a person who grows or makes or invents things
beginner, founder, founding father, father - a person who founds or establishes some institution; "George Washington is the father of his country"
groundbreaker, innovator, pioneer, trailblazer - someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art
mover, proposer - (parliamentary procedure) someone who makes a formal motion
proposer, suggester - someone who advances a suggestion or proposal; "the suggester of this absurd strategy was a fool"

originator
Translations
originator [əˈrɪdʒɪneɪtəʳ] Ninventor(a) m/f, creador(a) m/f
originator [əˈrɪdʒəneɪtər] n [idea, scheme] → initiateur/trice m/f
The originator of the idea was a young professor → L'initiateur de l'idée était un jeune professeur.
originator
n (of plan, idea)Urheber(in) m(f); (of company)Gründer(in) m(f); (of product)Erfinder(in) m(f)
originator [əˈrɪdʒɪˌneɪtəʳ] nideatore/trice
originator [əˈrɪdʒɪˌneɪtəʳ] nideatore/trice


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Balashev told him why he considered Napoleon to be the originator of the war.
"Repeat your story, Saint Laurent," replied the man, turning to the originator of the tale.
The disposition of everything in the rooms, from the largest object to the least; the arrangement of colours, the elegant variety and contrast obtained by thrift in trifles, by delicate hands, clear eyes, and good sense; were at once so pleasant in themselves, and so expressive of their originator, that, as Mr.
 
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