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# originator

«originator» in Mova's school dictionary: **the person who first thought of it, made it or started it** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (an originator, originators)

### meaning for a pupil

The originator of something is the person who first thought of it, made it or started it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/originator/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

A formal word used in history, science and news to say who invented or began something, such as an idea, a game or a rumour. In lessons on gossip, pupils try to find the originator of a rumour. Phrases: «the originator of the idea», «the originator of the rumour».

### examples

- Who was the originator of this plan? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/originator/#x1)
- The originator of the rumour turned out to be a jealous classmate. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/originator/#x2)
- He is the originator of the popular board game. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/originator/#x3)
- The originator of the idea got a prize. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/originator/#x4)
- Scientists are not sure who was the originator of the joke. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/originator/#x5)
- Each new email shows the originator's address. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/originator/#x6)

### note

Countable noun. Formal: in everyday talk say «the person who started it», «inventor» or «creator». Related: origin, original, originate.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «originator» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/originator/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.