originators
nounUK /əˈrɪdʒ.ɪ.neɪ.təz/
US /əˈrɪdʒ.ə.neɪ.tɚz/
Originators are the people who make something new or start something for the first time.
The originators of the game taught everyone the rules.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The people or companies that first create and sell a financial loan.
The bank was one of the originators of the mortgage before it was sold.
3. The people who first think of an idea or plan.
They were the originators of the plan to build a new park.
4. The sources or starting points of something.
Scientists studied the originators of the strange sound in the forest.