originator

From originate + -or.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪneɪtə/

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• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪneɪtɚ/, [əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪneɪɾɚ]

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• (dialectal, US) IPA^(key): /ɔˈɹɪd͡ʒɪneɪtɚ/, [ɔˈɹɪd͡ʒɪneɪɾɚ]

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• Hyphenation: ori‧gi‧nat‧or

originator (plural originators)

1. Someone who originates, creates or founds something.
   • 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 180:

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

   • 2004, Jeff Duntemann, Degunking Your Email, Spam, and Viruses, page 209:

     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.