INITIATOR

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A person who initiates a course of action

Synonyms:

initiator; instigator

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("initiator" is a kind of...):

leader (a person who rules or guides or inspires others)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "initiator"):

aggressor (a confident assertive person who acts as instigator)

Derivation:

initiate (take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of)