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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.
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. ground level. grow. half-cock. here goes! idiom. motion
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. ground level. grow. half-cocked. here goes! idiom.
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.
Initiator definition: a person or thing that initiates. See examples of INITIATOR used in a sentence.
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. To admit (someone) into membership, as with a ritual or ceremony. adj. (-ĭt) 1.
The initiator of a plan or process is the person who was responsible for thinking of it or starting it.
Definition of initiator noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Initiator Definition. One who initiates. (chemistry) A substance that initiates a chain reaction or polymerization. (computing) A task (in a mainframe computer) that initiates multiple jobs. (medicine) A material whose presence in the body eventually leads to cancer.
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.