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- Dictionaryinitiator/ɪˈnɪʃɪeɪtə/
noun
- 1. a person or thing that initiates someone or something.
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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.
: 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.
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.
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 ofidiom. be/get in on the ground flooridiom. become. begin. branch out. develop. get down to businessidiom. grow. half-cocked.
Initiator definition: a person or thing that initiates. See examples of INITIATOR used in a sentence.
Definition of initiator noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
1. a person or thing that initiates. 2. chemistry. a substance that starts a chain reaction. 3. chemistry. an explosive used in detonators. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. initiatress (inˈitiˌatress) or initiatrix (inˈitiˌatrix) feminine noun. Examples of 'initiator' in a sentence. initiator.
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.
The initiator of a plan or process is the person who was responsible for thinking of it or starting it.
