Marie Curie is widely regarded as the originator of modern radioactivity research, pioneering techniques that transformed medical imaging.
玛丽·居里被广泛认为是现代放射性研究的创始人，她开创的技术改变了医学成像。
Which choice best defines “originator”?
A — A person who creates or starts something. “originator” means a person who creates or starts something.
Which word means “a person who creates or starts something”?
A — originator. “originator” means a person who creates or starts something.
originator — a person who creates or starts something. In Chinese: 创始人.
originator is pronounced /əˈrɪdʒəneɪtər/.
Marie Curie is widely regarded as the originator of modern radioactivity research, pioneering techniques that transformed medical imaging. (玛丽·居里被广泛认为是现代放射性研究的创始人，她开创的技术改变了医学成像。)
creator, founder, inventor — all close in meaning to originator (a person who creates or starts something).
Yes. originator is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.