1. (

• originator ,
• conceiver ,
• mastermind

) someone who creates new things ;

2. (

• genius ,
• mastermind ,
• brain ,
• brainiac ,
• Einstein ,

) someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality; "Mozart was a child genius"; "he's smart but he's no Einstein" ;

1. (

• mastermind ,
• engineer ,
• direct ,
• organize ,
• organise ,
• orchestrate

) plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery" ;