| Main Entry: | aggressor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | attacker |
Synonyms: |
assailant, initiator, instigator, intruder, invader, provoker, raider, trespasser |
| 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: | 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: | forerunner |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | messenger, herald |
Synonyms: |
advertiser, advocate, ancestor, announcer, author, envoy, forebearer, foregoer, harbinger, initiator, originator, pioneer, precursor, progenitor, prognostic, prototype |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | originator |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | creator |
Synonyms: |
architect, author, begetter, designer, discoverer, father, founder, initiator, innovator, inventor, maker, mastermind, mother, pioneer, producer |
| Main Entry: | starter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | beginner |
Synonyms: |
initiator, innovator, inventor, opener, originator, pioneer |
Antonyms: |
adherent, follower, successor |
| Main Entry: | trendsetter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | leader |
Synonyms: |
initiator, innovator, pacesetter, stylist, trailblazer |