originator

US /əˈrɪdʒ.ən.eɪ.t̬ɚ/
UK /əˈrɪdʒ.ən.eɪ.t̬ɚ/
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initiatiefnemer

a person who creates or initiates something.

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Wegener was the originator of the theory of continental drift
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inventorcreatorarchitectauthorprime moverfathermothermakerinitiatorinnovatorfounderpioneermasterminddiscovererdeveloperdesignerneoteric
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