originator
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o·rig·i·nate
(ə-rĭj′ə-nāt′)v. o·rig·i·nat·ed, o·rig·i·nat·ing, o·rig·i·nates
v.tr.
To bring into being; create or start: originated the practice of monthly reports.
v.intr.
To come into being; start: an invention that originated in China. See Synonyms at stem1.
o·rig′i·na′tion n.
o·rig′i·na′tive adj.
o·rig′i·na′tive·ly adv.
o·rig′i·na′tor n.
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originator
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.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
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Noun | 1. | 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 |
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originator
noun creator, father or mother, founder, author, maker, framer, designer, architect, pioneer, generator, inventor, innovator, prime mover, initiator, begetter the originator of the theory of relativity
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
originator
[əˈrɪdʒəneɪtər] n [idea, scheme] → initiateur/trice m/fThe originator of the idea was a young professor → L'initiateur de l'idée était un jeune professeur.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
originator
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
originator
[əˈrɪdʒɪˌneɪtəʳ] n → ideatore/triceCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
or·ig·i·na·tor
n. originador, productor.
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