originator
Syllables: ori·gi·nat·or/əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪneɪtə/US/əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪneɪtɚ/
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originator noun: someone who originates, creates or founds something.
Noun
originator (plural originators)
- Someone who originates, creates or founds something.
- Another perfume was known as nicerotiana, named after its originator Nicerotas.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 180
- These relay stations are actually special-purpose email servers. They are used to relay spam from the spam's originator so that the originator cannot be traced.2004, Jeff Duntemann, Degunking Your Email, Spam, and Viruses, page 209
originator meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Malayalam
originator in Hindi
- someone who originates
- संस्थापक sansthāpak, संस्थापिका sansthāpikā, प्रवर्तक pravartak
originator in Tamil
- கண்டுபிடிப்பாளர், நிருவகிப்பவர், உண்டாக்குபவர், தோற்றுவிப்பவர்
originator in Urdu
- بانی, موجد
originator in Malayalam
- creator, inventor, architect
- ഉത്ഭവകർത്ത, ജനകൻ, ഉത്പാദകൻ, യോജകൻ, നിർമ്മാതാ, തുടങ്ങുന്നവൻ
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- originator in Kannada
- ಜನಕ, ಜನ್ಮ ಕೊಟ್ಟವನು, ಪ್ರಾರಂಭಿಸಿದವನು, ಮೂಲವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ
- originator in Sanskrit
- उत्पाद utpāda, उत्पत्ति utpatti
Examples of originator in a sentence
- When bank fired the loan originator, they recovered the last two years of her bonuses under the malus clause in her contract.
- The originator of a usurious loan in California is subject to severe civil penalties.
- He offers a great introduction to the concept, and its originator, Herbert Butterfield.
Forms of originator
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Origin of originator
From originate + -or.
Words formed from originator
Questions about originator
- What does originator mean?
- Originator means someone who originates, creates or founds something.
- What is originator in Hindi?
- Originator in Hindi is संस्थापक (sansthāpak), संस्थापिका (sansthāpikā), प्रवर्तक (pravartak). See Originator meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is originator?
- Originator is a noun.
- How do you pronounce originator?
- Originator is pronounced /əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪneɪtə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of originator?
- The plural of originator is originators.
Words near originator in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: originator (page history and authors); originator (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); originator (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); originator (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); originator (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); उत्पत्ति (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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