Antonyms for initiator


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


Definition 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

Synonyms for initiator

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