People and roles

Synonyms for generator

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · noun · Reason line included

The sensenounTier 2, TreelinePeople and roles

someone who originates or causes or initiates something

He was the generator of several complaints.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

source

Same sentence, swapped: He was the source of several complaints.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for generator as it is used in the sentence above.

chandler
manufacturer
architect

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