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Grammar : Noun

Spell : verb ih-nish-ee-eyt; adjective, noun ih-nish-ee-it, -eyt

Phonetic Transcription : verb ɪˈnɪʃ iˌeɪt; adjective, noun ɪˈnɪʃ i ɪt, -ˌeɪt

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Définition of initiator

Origin : "one who has been initiated," 1811, from past participle adjective initiate (c.1600); see initiate (v.).

As in originator : noun creator
As in starter : noun beginner
As in trendsetter : noun leader
As in creator : noun inventor; god
As in aggressor : noun attacker
As in father/mother : noun founder, inventor
As in forerunner : noun messenger, herald
As in founder : noun person who establishes an institution
As in fountainhead : noun principal source; person who originates

Example sentences :

The man may be the initiator in action, but the woman is initiator in emotion.
Extract from : « Fantasia of the Unconscious » by D. H. Lawrence

He became thus, in later years, the initiator of the Peking-Hankow railway.
Extract from : « Belgium » by Emile Cammaerts

And in this respect he was again an initiator in Florentine art.
Extract from : « Filippo Lippi » by Paul G. Konody

I do not know who was the initiator of the movement or in what country it was first apparent.
Extract from : « The Alps » by Martin Conway

Plato, therefore, is the founder and initiator of all idealism.
Extract from : « A Critical History of Greek Philosophy » by W. T. Stace

Guru—spiritual preceptor, initiator into learning or a faith.
Extract from : « Chaitanya's Life And Teachings » by Krishna das Kaviraja

"That oligarchy must also in its end be overthrown," continued the initiator.
Extract from : « The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 » by Eugne Sue

At the great exhibition at Paris one saw both master and scholars; or it would be better to say, the initiator and the imitators.
Extract from : « Thoughts on Art and Autobiographical Memoirs of Giovanni Dupr » by Giovanni Dupr

Again and again Fra Filippo acts as initiator and sets the fashion for whole generations of artists.
Extract from : « Filippo Lippi » by Paul G. Konody

He saw it come in powerfully with Mr. Flack, after Miss Dosson had proposed they should walk off without their initiator.
Extract from : « The Reverberator » by Henry James

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