D / dēdĭcātor
noun

dēdĭcātor

gen. dēdĭcātōris · gender masculine · decl. 3rd
one who dedicates;; a founder, author
one who dedicates; hence, a founder, author (eccles. Lat.): damnationis nostrae, Tert. Apol. 5; id. Car. Christ. 17.