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- DictionaryIn·i·ti·a·tor/iˈniSHēˌādər/
noun
- 1. a person or thing that initiates someone or something.
1. : to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going. initiate a program of reform. enzymes that initiate fermentation. 2. : to induct into membership by or as if by special rites. 3. : to instruct in the rudiments or principles of something : introduce. initiator. i-ˈni-shē-ˌā-tər. noun. initiate. 2 of 3. noun. ini· tiate i-ˈni-sh (ē-)ət. 1.
Initiator definition: a person or thing that initiates. See examples of INITIATOR used in a sentence.
noun [ C ] us / ɪˈnɪʃ.i.eɪ.t̬ɚ / uk / ɪˈnɪʃ.i.eɪ.tə r/ Add to word list. a person who causes something to begin: She was one of the project's initiators. Synonym. instigator. Compare. beginner. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Starting and beginning. be in the first flush of idiom. be/get in on the ground floor idiom. become. begin.
a person who causes something to begin: She was one of the project's initiators. Synonym. instigator. Compare. beginner. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Starting and beginning. be in the first flush of idiom. be/get in on the ground floor idiom. become. begin. branch out. develop. get down to business idiom. grow. half-cock.
An initiator is an instigator, the one who begins something. Initiator comes from the Latin initiare, meaning “beginning.” The spark that lights the fuse is the initiator of the bomb’s explosion. John F. Kennedy was the initiator of the US Peace Corps.
in·i·ti·ate. (ĭ-nĭsh′ē-āt′) tr.v. in·i·ti·at·ed, in·i·ti·at·ing, in·i·ti·ates. 1. To set going by taking the first step; begin: initiated trade with developing nations. See Synonyms at begin. 2. To introduce to a new field, interest, skill, or activity: initiated the students into the world of opera. 3.
Definition of initiator noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The initiator of a plan or process is the person who was responsible for thinking of it or starting it.
initiator. in•i•ti•ate /v. ɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪt; n. -ɪt, -ˌeɪt/ v., -at•ed, -at•ing, n. to begin: initiated major social reforms. to introduce into the knowledge of a subject: He initiated her into calligraphy. to admit into the membership of a group: The club initiated twelve new members.
The initiator of a plan or process is the person who was responsible for thinking of it or starting it.
