Synonyms and related words :
agent, ancestors, apprentice, architect, artificer, artist, author, begetter, beginner, builder, catalyst, causer, conceiver, constructor, craftsman, creator, designer, deviser, discoverer, effector, engenderer, engineer, executor, executrix, father, founder, generator, grower, inaugurator, industrialist, initiator, inspirer, instigator, institutor, introducer, inventor, journeyman, maker, manufacturer, master, master craftsman, mother, mover, organizer, original, parent, past master, patriarch, planner, precursor, prime mover, primum mobile, producer, raiser, realizer, shaper, sire, smith, wright