the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. One who begets; a father or sire; a generator.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. One who begets; a generator; a father or sire.
Word Usage
"John Barth is known as the procreator of sacred monsters ” strange hybrid creatures endowed with attributes that display his erudition, gift for mimicry, and perversity, in almost equal proportions."