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elder(noun, person, head, master, originator)
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master(noun, person, superior, head, female)
10
paterfamilias(noun, head, relative, author, householder)
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dad(noun, person, individual, relative, father)
9
father(noun, person, start, head, clergy)
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senior(noun, person, head, veteran, elderly person)
8
entrepreneur
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chief(noun, superior, head, judge, master)
7
founder(noun, person, start, head, originator)
6
ancestor(noun, head, master, elderly person)
6
sire(noun, head, originator, relative, producer)
6
creator(noun, person, start, head, originator)
6
maker(noun, person, start, head, originator)
6
originator(noun, person, start, head, producer)
6
superior(noun, elderly person)
5
architect(noun, person, start, head, originator)
5
author(noun, person, start, head, originator)
5
inventor(noun, person, start, head, originator)
5
ruler(noun, superior, head, judge, master)
5
veteran(noun, veteran)
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