Originator
Originator noun - One who creates or introduces something new.
Progenitor is a synonym for originator in ancestor topic. In some cases you can use "Progenitor" instead a noun "Originator".
Progenitor
Progenitor noun - A person who is several generations earlier in an individual's line of descent.
Originator is a synonym for progenitor in ancestor topic. You can use "Originator" instead a noun "Progenitor", if it concerns topics such as parent.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- origin and originator
- origin and progenitor
- producer and originator
- producer and progenitor
- author and originator
- author and progenitor
- creator and originator
- creator and progenitor
- begetter and originator
- begetter and progenitor
- ancestor and originator
- ancestor and progenitor
- mother and originator
- mother and progenitor
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