utwórca

Utwórca is a Polish noun meaning a person who creates or originates something. It is used for authors, inventors, composers, founders, and other originators in culture, science, technology, business, and public life. The term emphasizes the act of creation and originality, and can refer to concrete works such as a novel or a patent, as well as to broader beginnings like the founding of an institution or movement. In everyday language utwórca is often interchangeable with twórca, though utwórca can carry a slightly more formal or institutional tone when the focus is on origin and creative act.

The word is derived from the verb tworzyć “to create” with the prefix u-, and is the standard agent noun formed from utworzyć or tworzyć. The masculine form is utwórca; the feminine is utwórczyni; the plural masculine utwórcy; the plural feminine utwórczynie.

In usage, utwórca appears in biographical and analytical texts, discussions of cultural or scientific innovations, or statements about the creators of organizations, movements, or technologies. It is part of a broader vocabulary on creativity and creation, including related terms such as twórczość (creative work) and twórca (creator).