Initiator
German, noun[iniˈt͡si̯aːtoːɐ̯]
Initiator is spelled I-N-I-T-I-A-T-O-R (9 letters) and appears 2.6 times per million words in written German, the 20,214th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Initiator is a German masculine noun meaning “initiator, one who initiates (male or of unspecified gender)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Veranlasser eines Ereignisses, auch im weiteren Sinne derjenige, der es durchführt/begleitet”.
What does Initiator mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineinitiator, one who initiates (male or of unspecified gender)
- 2
masculineinitiator
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Veranlasser eines Ereignisses, auch im weiteren Sinne derjenige, der es durchführt/begleitet
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Initiator
- Initiators genitive
- Initiatoren plural
- Initiatorin feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Initiator?
- [iniˈt͡si̯aːtoːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Initiator
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Initiator in German?
Initiator appears 2.6 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).