initiator

/ ɪˈnɪʃɪˌeɪtə /

noun

1. a person or thing that initiates

2. chem a substance that starts a chain reaction

3. chem an explosive used in detonators

Other Word Forms

• initiatress noun

Example Sentences

As teams build their rosters each offseason, they look for shooters such as Knecht, for defensive stoppers such as Jarred Vanderbilt, for offensive initiators or enforcers or for shot blockers.

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It added the "initiators of the escalation will be informed about further retaliatory steps".

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The ministry called on the protest organizers “to identify and eliminate from their movement” the handful of initiators, arguing that it was necessary for the country’s interest.

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“The Advisory Division advises the initiators to abandon the bill,” the council said in advice published in 2019.

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While weather events, often damaging power lines, are the most common initiators of cascading events, events stemming from volatile grid conditions are the most damaging.

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