What do you call a person who suggests ideas?

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Sorry if it has already been asked, but what do you call someone who gives ideas/suggestions? At a business meeting or a group discussion, for example.

Prof Yaffle · Accepted Answer

One of my pet hates, but no-one said that neologisms are unacceptable even if I'd scrub out my mouth with wire wool rather than use this one in real speech:
Ideator

A person who creates productive ideas, a conceptualist
One who ideates; one who holds or generates an idea, or synthesizes a concept

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Ideator
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ideator

"Ideation". I ask you. Mutter, mutter, grumble.

JDF · Answer

Someone who suggests an idea could be called a suggester. The word is attested in the OED, but as it is subscriber only, you shall have to take my word for its existence.

user171176 · Answer

What about 'advisor '

Meaning from Google dictionary : a person who gives advice in a particular field.

And also 'counsellor' : an experienced and trusted adviser

Eilia · Answer

Idea Woman
idea man

a person with an unusual capacity for visualizing and formulating new techniques, approaches, products (MW)

BlokeDownThePub · Answer

In group dynamics, a Plant.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Team_Role_Inventories#Plant

Plants are creative, unorthodox and generators of ideas. If an
  innovative solution to a problem is needed, a Plant is a good person
  to ask.

Dr. C. E. Davis · Answer

One who suggests could be called a proposer, nominator, or advocate.  I suggest or propose that we elect someone to provide a denotation for one who suggests.

Bookeater · Answer

I'd call such a person an innovator.

A person who introduces new methods, ideas, or products.
  ‘he was one of the great innovators in jazz’

Reference:
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/innovator

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