A person or other agent who brings about or occasions something, with or without intention. (Often in bad sense: one who occasions, or is to blame…
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| 释义 | the world > existence and causation > causation > [noun] > agent or person who causes (32) causec1374 A person or other agent who brings about or occasions something, with or without intention. (Often in bad sense: one who occasions, or is to blame… authora1382 With of or possessive adjective. A person who or (occasionally) thing which gives rise to or causes an event, circumstance, state of affairs… workerc1384 A person or agent who performs a deed, or causes or brings about an event, state of affairs, etc.; a doer, an author. Chiefly with of or modifying… causerc1386 He who or that which causes; the agent by whom or which an effect is produced. †First Causer n. God. Obsolete. begetterc1390 The agent that originates, produces, or occasions something; a creator or originator. causac1420 Occasionally used in English, esp. in the phrases causa causans a causing cause, i.e. a primary or original cause; causa causata a caused cause, a… workera1425 In extended use: a thing, circumstance, etc., which causes or gives rise to something; a cause, a source; (in early use) spec. a substance which… upraiserc1440 One who raises up. inspirerc1450 One who or that which inspires. procurer1451 A person who or thing which brings about or induces something, esp. a person who has something done through an agent; a promoter, a prime mover; an… occasioner?c1452 A person who or thing which occasions something. procurator1486 A person who or thing which brings or helps to bring something about; a producer or generator of something; = procurer, n. 2. Obsolete. purchaser1548 A person who acquires something immaterial; a person who brings about an event or state of affairs. Obsolete. authorera1556 A person who is the cause or instigator of something; = author, n. 4b. wielder1570 The author or cause of something; a person who brings something about. Obsolete. rare. agent1571 A person or thing that operates in a particular direction, or produces a specified effect; the cause of some process or change. Frequently with for… effector1586 = effecter, n. effecter1591 A person who or thing which brings about an event or result, accomplishes a purpose, etc. Usually with of. authoress1592 With of or possessive adjective. A woman who is the cause or instigator of something; a female source or origin. effectress1601 A female effecter. Also figurative (cf. effectrix, n.). effectrix1611 = effectress, n. performer1616 A thing which brings about or produces something. Obsolete. rare. inducera1631 One who or that which introduces or brings in or on (some state or condition). rare except in scientific contexts. causeress1631 A female causer. causatrix1649 A female causer. father-in-law1650 The father of one's spouse. Also figurative. pregnatress1651 A generative power or agency, personified as female. matter1686 Something which causes or produces a specified feeling; a cause, occasion, basis. With for, of. energizer1804 A person who or thing which energizes (in various senses); (in early use) esp. a person who engages in work or activity, or puts something into… establisher1812 One who establishes (in senses of the verb). bringer1866 With back, in, out, up, etc. bringer up, one who rears or educates. Subcategories:— solely (1) |
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