GENERATOR Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

generator

noun

ˈje-nə-ˌrā-tər

Definition of generator

as in creator

a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor the French painter Paul Cézanne is considered to be one of the principal generators of modern art

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Recent Examples of generator On Thursday afternoon, a generator fire in Arnold brought firefighting aircraft overhead. — Nina Burns, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 Learner was involved in developing each of these projects, with extensive on-location work alongside Lebovici, who has been supportive of his work as a creative self-generator. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026 The flybridge roof is also fitted with solar panels that generate power to reduce reliance on generators. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2026 Eyeline’s systems rely heavily on proprietary work rather than off-the-shelf generators. — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for generator

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Noun

Mann spoke about one the challenges of being a creator was how to evolve.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
In the film, directed by Danny Boyle and written by Aaron Sorkin, Jobs (Michael Fassbender) is still the indisputable hero, a creator of miraculous products that can be only so marred by his personal blemishes.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of creator

Noun

The leading contributor, as my colleague Queenie Wong has reported, is Google co-founder Sergey Brin, who claims to have moved out of the state, which might enable him to avoid the tax.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Someone else wants a softer version of the founder’s hard lesson.

— Tavares Beverly, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of founder

Noun

The trip marks the first visit by a Spanish monarch to the two cities since Felipe's father, Juan Carlos I, toured them in 2007.

— JOSEPH WILSON, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
For Rukhsar Amrohi, who also calls Kumari Chhoti Ammi, the film is a token of the couple’s love, made by her father out of his love for Kumari.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of father

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Yves Saint Laurent is often cited as the inventor of ready-to-wear through the launch in 1966 of his Rive Gauche collection.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
In return for this disclosure, inventors — and any companies that license the patents — receive a limited period of time where no rival is able to copy the discovery and sell it as their own.

— Dr. Bowman Heiden, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of inventor

Noun

This realization has helped lead to the creation of a bench with life-size statues of 19th century author Robert Louis Stevenson, his wife Fanny Stevenson and their Irish setter cocker spaniel ChuChu.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 18 Oct. 2026
The author argued that the unrest reflected deeper failures by France’s political establishment.

— Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of author

Noun

Three years ago, the Ukrainian drone maker Vyriy relied upon China for nearly 90% of the components in its attack drones.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
Startup TrustedRouter, which launched publicly six weeks ago, is among a growing crop of model-routing firms looking to cut AI costs and reduce businesses’ dependence on any single model maker.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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