originator Synonyms

conceiver mastermind instigator patriarch photographer pioneer planner precursor predecessor presager primogenitor parent origin organizer instituter institutor introducer inventor issuer maker manufacturer mother mover primum mobile producer progenitor materfamilias creator drafter pater founding father cofounder fountainhead provenance prime mover torchbearer starter raiser root sender shaper sire soke source sower spawner draftsperson instaurator accruer causer