发起人 (fā qǐ rén) — initiator; sponsor

Definition

Examples

• 他是这个项目的发起人。
  Tā shì zhè ge xiàng mù de fā qǐ rén.
  He is the initiator of this project.
• 这次活动由几位发起人共同出资。
  Zhè cì huó dòng yóu jǐ wèi fā qǐ rén gòng tóng chū zī.
  This event was jointly funded by several sponsors.
• 作为发起人，他第一个在倡议书上签名。
  Zuò wéi fā qǐ rén, tā dì yī gè zài chàng yì shū shàng qiān míng.
  As the initiator, he was the first to sign the proposal.