originator
nounUK /əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪneɪtə/ · CA, US /əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪneɪtɚ/
Etymology From originate + -or.
1
Someone who originates, creates or founds something.
- 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:
- 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:
- Derived terms
- call originator, originatress