noun
- a person who creates or initiates something new
Examples
- She was the originator of the recycling program at our school.
- The originator of this theory won a Nobel Prize.
- As the originator of the idea, he deserved most of the credit.
- The company’s originator started the business in his garage.
- We need to find the originator of this rumor.
- The originator of the popular dance move became famous overnight.