Definition for Initiator:

• One who initiates.

Synonyms for Initiator:

• n.

  •aggressor (noun)
  • intruder,
  • instigator,
  • raider,
  • initiators,
  • provoker,
  • trespasser,
  • assailant,
  • invader,
  • invaders.
  •creator (noun)
  • brain,
  • sire,
  • generator,
  • deity,
  • producer,
  • author,
  • designer,
  • architect.
  •father/mother (noun)
  • elder,
  • builder,
  • motor,
  • patron,
  • dean,
  • sponsor,
  • supporter,
  • matriarch,
  • organizer,
  • leader,
  • patriarch,
  • administrator.
  •forerunner (noun)
  • pioneer,
  • harbinger,
  • envoy,
  • prototype,
  • progenitor,
  • announcer,
  • forebearer,
  • ancestor,
  • prognostic,
  • advocate.
  •founder (noun)
  • benefactor,
  • constructor,
  • planner,
  • inventor,
  • beginner.
  •fountainhead (noun)
  • father,
  • fount,
  • fountain,
  • mother,
  • Well-spring,
  • spring,
  • wellspring.
  •originator (noun)
  • innovator,
  • mastermind.
  •person (noun)
  • initiator.
  •starter (noun)
  • opener,
  • openers.
  •trendsetter (noun)
  • stylist.

• Other synonyms:

  •n.
  • advertiser,
  • aggressor,
  • begetter,
  • creator,
  • discoverer,
  • forerunner,
  • founder,
  • fountainhead,
  • framer,
  • maker,
  • mover,
  • originator,
  • pacesetter,
  • precursor,
  • prime mover,
  • promoter,
  • promulgator,
  • publisher,
  • starter,
  • Encourager,
  • Establisher,
  • Foregoer,
  • Institutor,
  • Introducer,
  • trailblazer,
  • generators,
  • founders,
  • trailblazers,
  • encouragers,
  • begetters,
  • promulgators,
  • introducers,
  • movers,
  • publishers,
  • framers,
  • institutors,
  • trendsetter,
  • advertisers,
  • discoverers,
  • establishers.

Paraphrases for Initiator:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    instigator.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    seekers.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    initiation, facilitator, author, advocate.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    originator, launcher.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    originator, promoter, sponsor, initiative, primer, mastermind, developer.

Antonyms for Initiator:

• n.

  • creator
    destroyer, Destructor.
  • forerunner
    result.
  • founder
    opponent.
  • starter
    follower, successor, adherent.
  • Other antonyms:
    pupil, supporter, student, disciple.

Hypernym for Initiator:

• n.

  • person
    aggressor.

Hyponym for Initiator:

• n.

  • person
    leader.