originator en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- [ɔˈɹɪd͡ʒɪneɪɾɚ] (US, dialectal)
- /ɔˈɹɪd͡ʒɪneɪtɚ/ (US, dialectal)
- (UK) audio
- /əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪneɪtɚ/ (Canada, General-American)
- /əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪneɪtə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- [əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪneɪɾɚ] (Canada, General-American)
- audio Colorado
- (Texas) audio
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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Someone who originates, creates or founds something.
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: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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| originators | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
call originator · originatress
Translations (29)
ru а́втор (someone who originates) · mk основопо́ложник (someone who originates) · fr expéditeur (someone who originates) · ga tionscnóir (someone who originates) · sv upphovsmakare (someone who originates) · hi संस्थापक (someone who originates) · bg автор (someone who originates) · sv upphovsman (someone who originates) · nn opphavsperson (someone who originates) · hi प्रवर्तक (someone who originates) · pl autor (someone who originates) · mk а́втор (someone who originates) · bg основоположник (someone who originates) · ro promotor (someone who originates) · da ophavsmand (someone who originates) · la repertor (someone who originates) · mk о́сновач (someone who originates) · ru состави́тель (someone who originates) · sh začetnik (someone who originates) · hi संस्थापिका (someone who originates) · bg създател (someone who originates) · de Urheber (someone who originates) · nb opphavsperson (someone who originates) · ro inițiator (someone who originates) · de Verursacher (someone who originates) · ga údar (someone who originates) · fr demandeur (someone who originates) · cs původce (someone who originates) · pl autorka (someone who originates)