begetter

noun

Definition of begetternext
as in founder
a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor Michael Faraday is widely hailed as one of the begetters of electromagnetism, the field of study that sparked a technological revolution

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  1. founder
  2. creator
  3. father
  4. author
Noun
  • San Francisco Mayor London Breed, a Democrat, also lost a re-election bid to Levi Strauss heir and nonprofit founder Daniel Lurie, who campaigned aggressively on crime and street safety.
    Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Working alongside a college fraternity represents a bold next step for the White Line and its founders, White’s parents, Michael and Jill.
    Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of founder
Noun
  • Contact Word Game creator Kathleen Saxe at kzsaxe@gmail.com.
    Kathleen Saxe, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • And because all users can see an experience's basic information, creators must ensure that their thumbnails, titles, and descriptions are appropriate for all age groups.
    Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of creator
Noun
  • One of the drivers in the original crash, her father and both police officers were standing in front of the cars involved when Geer crashed into the back of the Tacoma, police said in the affidavit.
    Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Their father — whose name has not been confirmed — tried to cling on to them but they were swept away by the tide of water, state news agency EFE reported.
    Reuters, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of father
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  • Published: Nov 18, 2024 Blair Braverman Outside contributor Blair Braverman is the author, most recently, of ‘Small Game’ and ‘Dogs on the Trail’ and lives in northern Wisconsin.
    Blair Braverman, Outside Online, 18 Nov. 2024
  • The study’s authors Talia Yashuv and Leore Grosman, both from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, tested that hypothesis by successfully spinning flax into yarn using replicas of the stones.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of author
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