I searched for sender synonyms but I'm not satisfied with the results
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What's wrong with sender?– MynamiteCommented Aug 13, 2015 at 19:37
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@Mynamite I'm programming an app with email functionnality. I have a "Recipient" class for the "to", but I think "Sender" sounds odd for "from". It's just notifications sent by my app. English is not my main language so I'm not sure what sound best.– loliCommented Aug 13, 2015 at 19:40
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Programming aps is not my thing, but I think 'sender' would be understood by most people. You send an email, therefore you are the sender.– MynamiteCommented Aug 13, 2015 at 19:43
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3No, I'd stick with recipient. Phones have receivers (or used to in the old days) - it's more of an electrical word (radios etc), receiving signals.– MynamiteCommented Aug 13, 2015 at 19:49
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2You may use Originator, otherwise "Author", "Creator" or "Writer".– GraffitoCommented Aug 13, 2015 at 21:12
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Correspondent, from-name, message-author (or shorter: msg-author), first-author, communicator.
The previously suggested words, "Author", "Creator" or "Writer", are all good choices.
You could use a word from another language, for example remitente.
Sender is pretty good, by the way!
answered Aug 13, 2015 at 22:12
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According to Merriam-Webster (and others), e-mailer is an accepted word. Since the -er suffix generally means "one who (does something)," e-mailer can be understood to mean "one who e-mails." Surely there are better word choices, but this one most directly answers your question.
answered Aug 13, 2015 at 19:53
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Out of context, I'd assume "e-mailer" was a Web 2.0 word for an email-based newsletter.– VampDucCommented Aug 13, 2015 at 20:54