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sire
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of SIRE
1
a male human parent <his sire had been a renowned Wall Street lawyer>
2
a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor <the revered sire of the impressionist movement in art>
Synonyms author, begetter, creator, establisher, founder, founding father, generator, inaugurator, initiator, instituter (or institutor), originator, sire
Related Words cocreator, cofounder; conceiver, contriver, designer, deviser, formulator, innovator, introducer, inventor, spawner; builder, maker, producer; developer, pioneer, researcher, researchist; organizer, promoter; encourager, galvanizer, inspiration, inspirer
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