| Main Entry: | maker |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | creator |
Synonyms: |
author, builder, composer, constructor, inventor, manufacturer, originator, producer |
| Main Entry: | architect |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who designs buildings |
Synonyms: |
artist, builder, creator, designer, draftsperson, engineer, inventor, maker, master builder, originator, planner, prime mover |
| Main Entry: | builder |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | construction worker |
Synonyms: |
architect, artisan, constructor, contractor, craftsperson, erector, fabricator, framer, inventor, maker, manufacturer, mason, originator, producer |
Antonyms: |
wrecker |
| Main Entry: | cause |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | agent, originator |
Synonyms: |
account, agency, aim, antecedent, author, basis, beginning, causation, consideration, creator, determinant, doer, element, end, explanation, foundation, genesis, ground, grounds, incitement, inducement, instigation, leaven, mainspring, maker, matter, motivation, motive, object, occasion, origin, prime mover, principle, producer, purpose, root, source, spring, stimulation |
Antonyms: |
consequence, development, effect, end, fruit, issue, outcome, outgrowth, product, result |
| Main Entry: | craftsperson |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person skilled in art |
Synonyms: |
artificer, artisan, blacksmith, journeyperson, machinist, maker, manufacturer, mechanic, skilled worker, smith, specialist, technician, wright |
Antonyms: |
bumbler, unskilled |
| Main Entry: | creator |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | inventor; God |
Synonyms: |
architect, author, begetter, brain, deity, designer, founder, framer, generator, initiator, maker, originator, prime mover, producer, sire |
Antonyms: |
destroyer, destructor |
| Main Entry: | designer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | creator |
Synonyms: |
architect, author, costumier, couturier, deviser, engineer, fabricator, fashion designer, fashioner, inventor, maker, originator, planner, producer |
| Main Entry: | father/mother |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | founder, inventor |
Synonyms: |
administrator, architect, author, builder, creator, dean, elder, encourager, generator, initiator, introducer, leader, maker, matriarch, motor, mover, organizer, originator, patriarch, patron, prime mover, promoter, promulgator, publisher, sire, sponsor, supporter |
| Main Entry: | founder |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who establishes an institution |
Synonyms: |
architect, author, beginner, benefactor, builder, constructor, creator, designer, establisher, forebearer, framer, generator, initiator, institutor, inventor, maker, organizer, originator, patron, planner, prime mover |
| Notes: | founder means to sink, while flounder means to flail helplessly |
| Main Entry: | fountainhead |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | principal source; person who originates |
Synonyms: |
administrator, architect, author, builder, creator, father, fount, fountain, generator, initiator, leader, maker, mother, originator, spring, wellspring |