originator

/əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪneɪtɚ/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

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noun

"Another perfume was known as nicerotiana, named after its originator Nicerotas."
"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."

Etymology tree English originate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English originator From originate + -or.

originators (plural)

originatress

call originator

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How do you pronounce originator?

The recorded pronunciation is /əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪneɪtɚ/.

What does originator mean?

Someone who originates, creates or founds something.

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